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Spain: Trump’s G7 Summit

Alex Copley - June 20, 2026. Published in El País

Deference and appeasement can never be the right strategy.

Poland: Vox Populi Is Not Vox Dei: Democracy Is Mortal and Requires Active Defense*

Marta Johnson - June 4, 2026. Published in Gazeta Wyborcza

There is no shortage of initiatives, resolutions and legislation aimed at defending democracy in the EU. What is missing is effectiveness.

Germany: Europe Remains a Spectator*

Mallory Matsumoto - May 20, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

The agreements are not the EU’s problem; it is the lack of political will in its capital cities.

Poland: Bogusław Chrabota: Europe Will Long Need US To Defend Itself from Russia

Danuta Kowalska - May 14, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita

Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential.

Ireland: The Irish Times View on Trump’s Tariffs: EU/US Trade Deal under Pressure

Rejeanne Lacroix - May 4, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Spain: Response to Trump Chaos

Ross Hambelton - April 29, 2026. Published in El País

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is proof that the rules of the games are failing.

Germany: Donald Trump’s Defeat in the Iran War

Peter Carioca - April 1, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

U.S. President Donald Trump has already lost his war against the mullah regime.

Ireland: Taoiseach Emerges as EU’s Unlikely Hero

Rejeanne Lacroix - March 19, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner

Israel: Faced with Diplomatic Impotence, War against Iran Is Legitimate

Jinghong Chen - March 5, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom

Ultimately, only Donald Trump will decide when the war ends.

Austria: Rubio’s Trip to Central and Eastern Europe Was More Than Mere Anti-EU Symbolism

Peter Carioca - February 27, 2026. Published in Der Standard

The fact that a united Europe is harder to deal with than a divided one is not something only Moscow understands; Washington is aware of it as well.

Philippines: America’s Year of Self-Destruction

Jinghong Chen - February 1, 2026. Published in The Manila Times

With his reliance on naked power and rejection of all constraints on his authority, Trump represents the opposite of everything that made the U.S. great.

Chile: Greenland: Tension within NATO

Alex Copley - February 1, 2026. Published in La Tercera

[T]here is a limit to how much the U.S. president can do as he pleases.

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