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Spain: Trump’s Agents: Out of Control

Ross Hambelton - . Published in El País

Public safety isn’t a marketing tool at Trump’s disposal. A sinister path has opened up for U.S. democracy in Minneapolis.

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Spain: Trump’s Agents: Out of Control

. Published in El País

Public safety isn’t a marketing tool at Trump’s disposal. A sinister path has opened up for U.S. democracy in Minneapolis.

Taiwan: Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’: A High-Stakes Gamble in the Western Hemisphere

. Published in The United Daily News

If the United States continues to indulge in ... power and military might ... and ignores the rule of law and the alliance system that have made [it] great, then that power and might will eventually slip through its fingers.

Germany: The Grimm Tale of Trump’s Threats over Greenland

. Published in RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland

The man who contrives to end an alliance only stands to make himself weaker.

South Korea: Greenland and Minnesota

. Published in Kyunghyang

The international community is alarmed by Trump’s reckless behavior, which defies both common sense and imagination.

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Ireland: Trump’s Greenland Threat Exposes a New Era of American Empire Building

. Published in Irish Examiner

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Canada: Canada’s Icebreaker Pact Looked Great until Trump Started Threatening the Arctic

. Published in CBC

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Ireland: The Media Must Stop Cheerleading Trump’s Bravado by Framing Actions as a Game

. Published in Irish Examiner

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Canada: Trump Delivers a Normal Amount of Chaos at Davos

. Published in National Post

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Ireland: Irish Examiner View: No Force, All Farce from Trump in Davos

. Published in Irish Examiner

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Ireland: Do We Have To Watch This Chainsaw-Massacre Political Horror Movie to Its End?

. Published in Irish Times

Spain: Trump’s Annoyance in Davos

. Published in El País

Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday clearly showed the increasing dissociation between U.S. president’s words and reality.

Ireland: How Should the EU Deal with Trump? Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

. Published in Irish Times

Spain: Trump Sows Confusion about Venezuela’s Future by Appealing to Both Delcy Rodríguez and María Corina Machado

. Published in El Periodico

Donald Trump uses both hands to play with Venezuela’s destiny.

Asia

Indonesia: Why Power Makes Leaders See Threats Everywhere

. Published in The Jakarta Post

Increased power, perhaps counterintuitively, appears to breed increased fear of weaker competitors. This can trigger preventive action such as foreign interventions that, to outsiders, may look illogical.

Taiwan: Trump Tariffs Unresolved: Taiwan-U.S. Negotiations Must Be Fought for

. Published in UDN

The world is watching the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Trump tariffs, but the decision has not yet been issued.

Australia: Immigration Was at the Center of Donald Trump’s 2024 Win, but It’s Now Mired in Controversy

. Published in ABC News Australia

Philippines: ‘Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie’

. Published in The Manila Times

[The song] was released during a period of deep social unrest and political turmoil in the United States — not totally far from Trump’s "America First" today.

Africa

Kenya: Is Trump Making US a Subject of Ridicule?

. Published in Nation

[I]n the United States, the notion of seeking to acquire Greenland has been a longstanding tradition among those in positions of influence.

Nigeria: January 19: What MLK Day Should Ask of Nigeria

. Published in The Sun

Martin Luther King Jr. does not belong to America alone. He belongs to every society still negotiating the distance between power and justice.

South Africa: Venezuela’s US-Sponsored Crisis a Test for Global Sovereignty

. Published in Cape Times

What we are witnessing is not merely a foreign policy crisis. It is a stress test of sovereignty itself, staged as spectacle.

Kenya: Venezuela Raid Makes Trump the Newest Threat to World Peace

. Published in The Standard

Middle East

Israel: Iran Is Waiting for Trump

. Published in Israel Hayom

[Th]ere is no doubt that Trump wants to hit Iran and, if possible, also get rid the regime that governs it.

Saudi Arabia: A Tumultuous Trumpian Year

. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia: US Shift in Syria Signals New Era in Ties with Turkey

. Published in Arab News

Egypt: Donald Trump: Dilemma of Politics and Governance

. Published in almasryalyoum

[W]e see that what is happening in our contemporary world, along with the decisions emanating from the Atlantic West, are signs and omens of an uncertain future. This future is causing Western democracy as a whole to head toward collapse,

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Ireland: Do We Have To Watch This Chainsaw-Massacre Political Horror Movie to Its End?

. Published in Irish Times

Canada: It’s Up to Trump To Untangle His Border Patrol Mess

. Published in National Post

Canada: America’s ICE Mayhem Is a Reminder of Why Police Aggression Is Everyone’s Problem

. Published in National Post

Israel: Iran Is Waiting for Trump

. Published in Israel Hayom

[Th]ere is no doubt that Trump wants to hit Iran and, if possible, also get rid the regime that governs it.

Saudi Arabia: A Tumultuous Trumpian Year

. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat

Indonesia: Why Power Makes Leaders See Threats Everywhere

. Published in The Jakarta Post

Increased power, perhaps counterintuitively, appears to breed increased fear of weaker competitors. This can trigger preventive action such as foreign interventions that, to outsiders, may look illogical.

Taiwan: Trump Tariffs Unresolved: Taiwan-U.S. Negotiations Must Be Fought for

. Published in UDN

The world is watching the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Trump tariffs, but the decision has not yet been issued.

Spain: Trump’s Annoyance in Davos

. Published in El País

Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday clearly showed the increasing dissociation between U.S. president’s words and reality.

Australia: Immigration Was at the Center of Donald Trump’s 2024 Win, but It’s Now Mired in Controversy

. Published in ABC News Australia

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Australia: US Citizens Are Becoming Collateral Damage in Donald Trump’s Quest To Deport Immigrants

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Australia: Immigration Was at the Center of Donald Trump’s 2024 Win, but It’s Now Mired in Controversy

. Published in ABC News Australia

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Luxembourg: No Cold War: How the US and Russia Are Gradually Becoming Mirror Images of Each Other

. Published in Tageblatt

Whereas Vladimir Putin is financed and propelled by his oil and gas cronies, Trump has tech bros.

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Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Killing in Minneapolis: a Deadly Escalation

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Germany: Trump Exposes Himself: North America Doesn’t Belong to the US

. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

If boat trips from a few hundred years ago are not a claim of ownership, then why should this just apply for Denmark in Greenland, and not also for the European colonizers in North America?

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