extremism | Watching America

Mexico: The Far Right: Triumph of Idiocy

Stephen Routledge - August 5, 2025. Published in Clarín

There is a new law of science: The more idiotic you are, the more you will vote for the extreme right.

Austria: The US We Knew No Longer Exists

Robin Koerner - February 23, 2025. Published in Der Standard

Since Donald Trump has returned to power, he has been working feverishly to turn the U.S. into a far-right autocracy.

Germany: Suddenly Trump Is the Mentor

Peter Carioca - January 25, 2025. Published in T-Online

It would be good if Germany can prove Musk, who thinks that the AfD is the only solution, is wrong.

India: Head-on: Civil War in Trump-Musk’s MAGA Universe

Deepti Bista - January 11, 2025. Published in Firstpost

South Korea: Similarities between US and South Korean Politics

Krystal Endo - March 29, 2024. Published in The JoongAng

[P]oliticians need level-headed introspection and the wisdom to learn from others' mistakes.

Portugal: Political Violence Spreads in the United States and Europe*

Robin Koerner - February 2, 2023. Published in Expresso

[T]he degree of violence perpetrated by radical far-right groups in the United States is equivalent to that of radical Islamic groups.

Poland: Biden Warns against Trump – ‘He Threatens the Foundations of Our Republic’ – in Powerful Speech in Philadelphia

Robin Koerner - September 12, 2022. Published in Gazeta Wyborcza

Donald Trump is again spinning his spiral of regrets and accusations.

Germany: Biden Is Right: Trump Is an Extremist

Mallory Matsumoto - September 3, 2022. Published in Welt

[T]he Republicans have long ceased to be a party; they are a cult of Trump.

U.A.E.: US Policy Risks Fueling Extremism in the Middle East – Again

Lalatendu Das - July 25, 2021. Published in The National

The Biden administration appears to be following a set of modest aspirations.

U.A.E.: Iraq’s Extremists Are Formidable, but They Cannot Undo Its History

Lalatendu Das - June 19, 2021. Published in The National

The most vicious of extremists are those who attack heritage, identity and social cohesion.

South Korea: The Tragedy of the Atlanta Shooting: We Cannot Turn a Blind Eye to Racial Hate Crimes

Robin Koerner - March 27, 2021. Published in Hankook Ilbo

The U.S. can no longer ignore the alarmingly high number of hate crimes occurring within its borders.

South Korea: The Divided States of America vs. Divided Korea

Robin Koerner - February 11, 2021. Published in Korea Herald

The resemblance between the [U.S. and South Korea] was ironic because they were, at least officially, politically opposite. One was supposedly liberal and the other was presumably conservative. It implies that if pushed to the extreme, the Left and the Right are alike.

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