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Germany: Trumpists against Trump

Mallory Matsumoto - January 2, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Trump, leader of the working class, is no fiscal conservative.

Germany: Musk’s Way

Mallory Matsumoto - December 27, 2024. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Congress can’t even bring itself to agree on a budget until it has reached the point of no return.

Germany: A Shutdown in the US Has Only Been Averted in the Short Term

Robin Koerner - October 14, 2023. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

[E]ven if the Democrats renegotiate promised funds for the war-torn country ... the U.S. is war weary,

Germany: Political Farce

Peter Carioca - October 2, 2023. Published in Tageszeitung

It is abundantly clear that the impeachment effort is not serious, but merely political theater.

U.A.E.: Biden Stares at a Possible US Government Shutdown, but He Needn’t Worry

Lalatendu Das - September 29, 2023. Published in The National

The Republican Party has been responsible for recent shutdowns, but this time it's blindingly obvious to the public.

Canada: Washington Plays a Game of Chicken

Robin Koerner - October 8, 2021. Published in Journal de Quebec

The stakes are enormous and the game is hard.

U.A.E.: Trump’s Tantrums: It Isn’t a Shutdown. It’s a Let-Down

Lalatendu Das - May 21, 2019. Published in Khaleej Times

U.K.: Robert Mueller Has Given Trump a Rare Good Day, and a Tool To Rally His Supporters as 2020 Looms

Lalatendu Das - March 30, 2019. Published in Independent

U.A.E.: United States of Emergency? It Is the 32nd in Force

Lalatendu Das - February 18, 2019. Published in Khaleej Times

[T]rump's emergency is different. On both the earlier occasions, presidents were short of time while reacting to crises, not short of Congressional support.

India: Strange Emergency: Donald Trump’s Plan To Build the Mexico Border Wall

Lalatendu Das - February 18, 2019. Published in The Hindu

Qatar: Trump Must Accept Tentative Deal To Avoid Shutdown

Lalatendu Das - February 15, 2019. Published in Gulf Times

Germany: Trump Gambled Badly

Robin Koerner - February 14, 2019. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

The self-proclaimed greatest deal-maker of all times gambled badly. His central campaign promise is on the rocks.

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