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Saudi Arabia: Washington and Europe… A Rupture Confirmed by War

Jinghong Chen - March 7, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington has demonstrated beyond any doubt that its rift with Europe is irreversible, by deliberately choosing to go to war against Iran without consulting its European allies.

U.K.: The Guardian View on the Return of President Trump: a Bleak Day for America and the World

Robin Koerner - November 7, 2024. Published in The Guardian

His voters knew what they were getting when they picked him over Kamala Harris. But his opponents cannot despair.

Canada: COVID and Crime Have Pushed Washington DC into Lethargy

Rejeanne Lacroix - March 1, 2023. Published in Ottawa Citizen

Japan: A ‘Futon’ Is Not the Same as a Futon

Robin Koerner - September 20, 2021. Published in The Sankei News

Nigeria: Looming Scenario in Afghanistan

Robin Koerner - August 13, 2021. Published in Daily Trust

Brazil: The Vote of a Single Senator Can Change Everything in the US

Robin Koerner - May 9, 2021. Published in Veja

Manchin will certainly feel the pressure in the coming months of being the most powerful man you've never heard of.

Canada: Even the Status of Washington Divides Democrats and Republicans

Rejeanne Lacroix - April 28, 2021. Published in Ottawa Citizen

Turkey: COVID-19 Makes Life More Challenging in Washington

Robin Koerner - October 2, 2020. Published in Daily Sabah

With the U.S. COVID-19 death toll approaching 210,000, important cities, in particular, are still struggling.

South Africa: Trump Is the Greatest Threat to US Democracy

Robin Koerner - June 12, 2020. Published in Independent Online

The way in which the National Guard is being encouraged by Trump to militarize the response to protesters is frightening ... [using] maneuvers that elite units use in operations in Afghanistan, not on the streets of Washington.

Japan: A Capital without People’s Shadows

Robin Koerner - April 17, 2020. Published in The Sankei News

I have to come to admire how flexible Americans are in responding to crises.

Canada: Authoritarianism, Architecture and Washington Power Politics

Rejeanne Lacroix - February 27, 2020. Published in Ottawa Citizen

Spain: Merry Transactional Christmas

Robin Koerner - December 24, 2018. Published in El Mundo

If I do something for you, it is because I expect you to do something for me.

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