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Taiwan: Trump’s Talk of Legality Is a Joke

Jennifer Sampson - September 13, 2025. Published in UDN

Trump is a loose canon and his behavior is unscrupulous.

Austria: Whether or Not the Tariffs Are Here to Stay, the Damage Has Already Been Done*

Anna Wright - June 6, 2025. Published in Die Presse

In the end, we are all going to feel the headwinds.

Austria: Donald Trump’s Breakneck Test of US Democracy

Anna Wright - April 21, 2025. Published in Der Standard

Trump's behavior could undermine the rule of law and trigger a constitutional crisis.

Austria: Trump Will Go As Far As He Can in His Pursuit of Power

Michael Stehle - April 7, 2025. Published in Der Standard

[T]he president of the United States has long since declared war on the rule of law.

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.

Canada: A Democratic Divide

Reg Moss - March 11, 2025. Published in Le Devoir

The 'leader of the free world' is no more.

Austria: Is Trump a Dictator for Just 1 Day? We Will See

Peter Carioca - January 30, 2025. Published in Der Standard

A president who doesn't abide by any international law ... is a danger to the global world order.

Germany: Biden’s Disservice: Pardon for His Son Is Extremely Problematic

Mallory Matsumoto - December 6, 2024. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

Joe Biden went back on his word.

Germany: Scrupulousness and Spinelessness

Michael Stehle - December 5, 2024. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Donald Trump has done it. He has come through again, unscathed[.]

Germany: A Dangerous Path

Michael Stehle - July 11, 2024. Published in Die Tageszeitung

[I]t is almost certain that Donald Trump will not have to stand trial on charges that he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Canada: With Trump Indictment America Is in a Duel to the Death between the Rule of Law and the Misrule of a Megalomaniac

Rejeanne Lacroix - August 7, 2023. Published in Toronto Star

Portugal: The Worst Is Yet To Come*

Robin Koerner - July 20, 2023. Published in Expresso

I can imagine the spirit of the rebel confederacy flowing once again through the ranks of militias armed to the teeth.

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