Michael Stehle

I am a graduate of the University of Maryland with a BA in Linguistics and Germanic Studies. I have a love for language and I find translation to be both an engaging activity as well as an important process for connecting the world.

Germany: This Is Not What a Big Deal Looks Like

Michael Stehle - November 10, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitung

if you create a problem yourself in order to later partially solve it — can that really still be considered a success?

Germany: The German Chance

Michael Stehle - October 28, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

[T]he German economy is profiting right now from having been the export world champion for many decades.

Austria: The Showdown in Washington Is about More Than the Budget

Michael Stehle - October 7, 2025. Published in Der Standard

[I]t’s not about the best compromise, but rather purely about satisfying [Trump's] own desire for power.

Germany: Trump Wants To Shut Down the Free Press for Good*

Michael Stehle - September 27, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

[Trump's] goal: the destruction of the free press and democracy with it. Trump gets closer to this day by day.

Austria: Donald Is Disappointed in Vladimir

Michael Stehle - September 11, 2025. Published in Der Standard

[T]he president of the United States of America is a complete amateur in world politics.

Germany: The Art of Strategic Flattery

Michael Stehle - August 29, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Zelenskyy and his allies expressed their demands clearly to Trump, but couched them in all sorts of praise and gratitude.