governance | Watching America

Germany: Donald Trump’s Constant Lawbreaking: Destruction of Seemingly Strong Democracy

Fiona Garratt - March 20, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitung

[T]he Republican majority has ceded all autonomy to King Trump.

Italy: Liberal Democracy and the Interests of Power

Robin Koerner - February 25, 2025. Published in il Giornale

[T]rump is just a dictator who wants to suffocate liberal democracy.

China: Half a Million Lives Lost: US Can’t Even Pass Its Own Human Rights Test

Robin Koerner - February 26, 2021. Published in Guangming Daily

The United States of America, always grading other countries’ performance when it comes to protecting human rights, has clearly failed its own test.

Nigeria: Against Domestic Imperialism

Robin Koerner - January 29, 2021. Published in The Guardian

Canada: There’s an Obvious Way to Influence US Policy — Be the Last One To Talk to Trump

Rejeanne Lacroix - May 1, 2017. Published in CBC

Italy: Trump Roulette

Robin Koerner - April 19, 2017. Published in La Repubblica

Is there any method to his madness, or is Trump completely disconnected, changing mood, opinion and strategy as often as the weather changes in London?

Australia: US Public Servants Face a Dilemma: Support Donald Trump or Defend the State

Rejeanne Lacroix - April 3, 2017. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald

Behind the public scenes of political turmoil in Washington, professional public administrators are quietly debating their own responsibilities to good government.

Canada: Trump Runs Into the Problem with Government — It’s Messy and Complicated

Rejeanne Lacroix - March 9, 2017. Published in National Post

Ireland: Evidence Points to Trump Administration Not Being as Radical as Campaign Rhetoric

Rejeanne Lacroix - December 1, 2016. Published in Irish Examiner

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