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India: Sanctions, Strikes, Stalemate: Trump Tightens the Noose, Iran Refuses to Blink

Jinghong Chen - September 7, 2026. Published in Firstpost

Unless Trump is persuaded to return to the negotiating table, this cycle of violence is bound to persist.

Ireland: The Irish Times View on the US Economic Sanctions: A Blunt Weapon

Rejeanne Lacroix - August 26, 2026. Published in Irish Times

Egypt: The Battle of Hormuz: Money or Sovereignty?

Translator - July 6, 2026. Published in almasryalyoum

[T]he issue is bigger than money and more dangerous than fees.

Spain: Marco Rubio: Semiotics of the ‘Bully’

Stephen Routledge - November 27, 2025. Published in La Jornada

Rubio represents a function: that of translating the doctrine of interventionism into everyday language.

Iraq: America and the Power of Starvation

Translator - November 13, 2025. Published in alsabaah

The mass starvation of the people of all ages of Gaza, especially children ... [is] a stain on the conscience of humanity.

Ireland: The Irish Times View on the US and Ukraine: An Important Shift in Tone from Washington

Rejeanne Lacroix - October 23, 2025. Published in Irish Times

Ukraine: Best Way To Ramp up Western Sanctions on Russia Is to Double Down on Their Enforcement

Robin Koerner - August 14, 2025. Published in Kyiv Independent

Slapping new sanctions on India and China will turn up the heat on Russia — but doubling down on enforcement is what will really hit home.

Japan: Ukraine Invasion: US Must Move away from Appeasement of Russia

Dorothy Phoenix - August 3, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun

Colombia: Ukraine: It’s between Trump and Putin

Ross Hambelton - August 1, 2025. Published in El Colombiano

[I]n a virtual meeting with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group to discuss ... aid and the allies’ intentions, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s absence was striking.

Mexico: Trump vs. Cuba: More of the Same

Stephen Routledge - July 23, 2025. Published in La Jornada

Russia: A Step Back*

Robin Koerner - July 4, 2025. Published in Izvestia

[W]e should treat the potential sustainability of the current U.S. course regarding Syria … with a degree of caution.

Germany: Trump’s Offer and Trump’s Sword

Mallory Matsumoto - May 22, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Vladimir Putin is not the only master of the game of reacting to proposals with counter-proposals.

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