Europe | Watching America

Germany: US Sanctions against HateAid: So Much for Being Independent

Fiona Garratt - January 3, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung

From a European perspective, the U.S. government's reasoning seems rather absurd. ..[o]rganizations like HateAid do not oppose free speech — they protect it.

Austria: The Time for Flattering Trump Is Over

Michael Stehle - December 27, 2025. Published in Der Standard

[T]he diverse proposals from Washington essentially amount to a betrayal of Ukraine.

Australia: Trump’s Quietly Released National Security Document Didn’t Escape Europe’s Attention

Rejeanne Lacroix - December 16, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia

Saudi Arabia: Trump: Don’t Fence Me In

Jinghong Chen - December 13, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Trump cannot be bound by any manifesto.

Philippines: Trump Wants To Make Europe White Again

Jinghong Chen - December 13, 2025. Published in The Manila Times

While European leaders want to preserve the American security umbrella without subscribing to Trump’s ideological project, he demands that they adhere to a MAGA-fied global order yet offers little in return.

Taiwan: Beijing Takes Dim View of Agreement after Leak of Ukraine Special Envoy’s Calls

Matthew McKay - December 11, 2025. Published in World Journal

It is now an open question whether U.S.-China-Russia relations will undergo a major reversal under Trump.

Poland: Why the America We Knew Is Gone*

Danuta Kowalska - December 7, 2025. Published in Rzeczpospolita

We may only think ... it will return, but it won’t. It is no longer the child of Europe,

Israel: It Is Time To Confront the Muslim Brotherhood

Jinghong Chen - December 3, 2025. Published in Israel Hayom

Turkey: Cost of Trumping in the 21st Century: Tested in Europe, Isolated on Gaza

Deepti Bista - October 9, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah

Turkey: What Does ‘Make America Great Again’ Ideology Aim For? From Venezuela to the Middle East

Deepti Bista - September 23, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah

Austria: If This Is Madness, There is a Method to It

Peter Carioca - September 11, 2025. Published in Der Standard

The madness lies in asserting something ... contrary to all evidence and intelligence. The method is doing it again and again, relentlessly, at full volume ... This is how Trump became president twice.

Germany: It’s Not Europe’s Fault

Mallory Matsumoto - September 11, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Washington is ... trying to blame the Europeans for the president’s failure to broker peace.

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