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Special Relationships, A Duo's Dynamics
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH — Analysis — To be clear from the start: No, he is not Ronald Reagan and she is not Margaret Thatcher — and this certainly is not 1981. Still, any false analogies aside,...
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Who’s Left Behind In New Global Arms Race? Old Europe
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO -Analysis- PARIS — In terms of defense, Europe has long lived in la-la land, a world made of cotton and kindness. Protected under the U.S. umbrella since 1945, it fed on...
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From Rafts To Riches, Refugees In Italy Dream Of Soccer Stardom
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA ORISTANO — Club scouts and retired players from across Italy have come to this town on the Italian island of Sardinia to find new soccer talent among recently arrived...
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Beyond Donald Trump, The Real Problem Is American Exceptionalism
Worldcrunch.com / FOLHA DE S. PAULO -OpEd- When Donald Trump spoke at his inauguration on Jan. 20, there wasn’t even a hint of trying to be magnanimous. Instead, he called for the most narrow-minded...
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Bannon Rising, Trump’s "Alt-Right" Advisor Consolidates Power
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's elevation of his chief political strategist to a major role in national security policy, and a White House order banning...
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World Reacts To Trump’s Muslim Ban, 24 Newspaper Front Pages
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH UNITED STATES The Washington Post Chicago Sun-Times MEXICO La Razon de Mexico BRAZIL O Globo Folha de S. Paulo URUGUAY El Observador HONDURAS La Prensa EL... Please...
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How Merkel’s Lectures To Thin-Skinned Trump Can Backfire
Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT -Analysis- BERLIN — On Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump released a joint statement regarding their first phone call earlier that...
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G8 Redux? The Case For Bringing Russia Back On Board
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA -OpEd- MILAN — Whether the West likes it or not, an old question has returned on the global stage: whether or not to reconstitute the former G8 by inviting Russia back in....
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A Trump-Era Brain Drain? U.S.-Based Scientists Eye Switzerland
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS LAUSANNE — Many non-American scientists working in U.S. companies and agencies are eyeing job openings at a top research facility in Switzerland. This is in anticipation of...
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True Fiction: When President Trump Meets President Macron
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH The cards for this spring's French presidential election have been drastically reshuffled this past week. Favored since November to win the race for the Elysée palace,...
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After Trump, Argentina Restricts Immigration To Fight Crime
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN -Analysis- BUENOS AIRES — It must be a sign of the times. Echoing the clampdown of foreign visitors by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, Argentina is set to...
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New Rail "Silk Road" Feeds China's Love For European Goods
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO CHONGQING — Every day since 2014, a train leaves from the western German city of Duisburg. It winds its way across Europe and Asia to finally reach Chongqing, a megalopolis...
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Defying Trump, Texas Sheriff Gives Safe Haven To Immigrants
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST AUSTIN -- Last spring, Jim Rigby opened the doors of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church to Hilda Ramirez and her 10-year-old son, undocumented immigrants fleeing...
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A Call To Philosophers: Join The Fray, Help Fix Our World
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG MUNICH — The Enlightenment seems to be taking a few steps backwards these days. The citizens of Britain voted against the idea of a unified Europe. Politicians in...
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The Wall Of Trump: Stand Your Ground, Pena Nieto!
Worldcrunch.com / AMERICA ECONOMIA -Editorial- SANTIAGO — Finally. The Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto reacted correctly to the new U.S. President Donald J. Trump, canceling the meeting they were...
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True Fiction: When President Trump Met President Le Pen
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH After the stunning Brexit referendum and Donald Trump's election in the United States, all eyes now shift to the land of "liberté, égalité, fraternité" to see what modern...
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NGOs May Be Endangering The Very Migrants They Seek To Rescue
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO -Analysis- More than 4,500 people lost their lives off the Libyan coast last year. And yet, there have never been so many vessels carrying out rescue missions in the area —...
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How Can We Resist Donald Trump? Buy "Made In Latin America"
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR -OpEd- BOGOTÁ — A video is being shared on WhatsApp. It shows charming scenes of the Mexican countryside while a familiar Mariachi song Son de la Negra plays. A caption...
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Perils And Convenience Of A Microchip Implant In Your Hand
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Big Brother, if and when he arrives, will start out looking small. Take that mundane office badge or key card you use to pass security before entering your office. Rather...
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Have U.S.-Europe Relations Changed Forever?
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -Analysis- PARIS — The 2008 financial crisis had forced the European Union and the eurozone to fire back with a new artillery of budgetary and banking mechanisms. "Economic...
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