State of the Union | Watching America

Japan: Trump’s Speech: Why Not Call It an Invasion?

Dorothy Phoenix - March 16, 2025. Published in Sankei Shimbun

The pursuit of peace is also natural, but it is a mistake to keep silent about who the aggressor is.

Spain: King Trump: ‘America Is Back’

Robin Koerner - March 14, 2025. Published in esdiario

Trump will be that uncrowned king who will try to make the world bow to his whim or else suffer his politically insulting tariffs.

Austria: 99 Minutes of Typical Trump

Peter Carioca - March 13, 2025. Published in Der Standard

America, the leading power in the West, had defected to the camp of Vladimir Putin.

Russia: The Main Narrative Will Be Confrontation with Russia*

Artem Belov - March 16, 2024. Published in Kommersant

Johnson and his boss obviously have different plans for the next four years.

Ireland: The Irish Times View on the US Presidential Election: President Biden Goes on the Offensive

Rejeanne Lacroix - March 11, 2024. Published in Irish Times

Israel: Israel Can Utterly Defeat Hamas While Also Caring for the Innocents

Lalatendu Das - March 11, 2024. Published in The Jerusalem Post

Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday night contained many elements that should make Israelis feel good.

Japan: US State of the Union Address: Passing By a World without Nuclear Weapons?

Dorothy Phoenix - February 22, 2023. Published in Chugoku Shimbun

There can be no flourishing in a world without U.S.-China stability.

Austria: Biden Believes in His Mission as US President, Even beyond 2024

Robin Koerner - February 19, 2023. Published in Der Standard

[T]he longer he spoke, the more he...started to appear more alert and even gladiatorial.

South Africa: Biden’s State of the Union Speech Was Divorced from Reality

Lalatendu Das - February 18, 2023. Published in Pretoria News

U.S. President Joe Biden offered in his recent State of the Union address something wholly divorced from reality.

Germany: So Much for Sleepy Joe: Biden Is Going To Run Again

Robin Koerner - February 17, 2023. Published in Braunschweiger Zeitung

[Biden] has to deliver ... [r]eal help for the little guy devastated by globalization.

U.K.: Joe Biden Does America 1st

Lalatendu Das - February 13, 2023. Published in The Spectator

Biden feels he’s winning and he isn’t going to let any pesky polls tell him otherwise.

Finland: Biden Offers More of the Same for the United States

Robin Koerner - February 13, 2023. Published in Helsingin Sanomat

'Finish the job,' Biden repeated — as if testing his future election message.

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