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A New World Disorder
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — Put any two Americans abroad (of a particular political bent — or not?) in the same room, and they’ll try at first to avoid the elephant in said room. It won’t...
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The World Braces For Hurricane Trump
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — Believe it or not, citizens of planet Earth, Donald Trump is about to take the helm of the world’s most powerful nation. So what happens now? Pundits and press...
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Circumnavigating In The Age Of Trump
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH —Analysis— Back in the 16th century, it took Ferdinand Magellan’s crew more than two years to sail around the world. Yesterday, a new record was set in the prestigious...
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Donald Trump, Narcissist-In-Chief
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS -OpEd- GENEVA — When it comes to choosing a future leader, a candidate's personality tends to be as important as his or her proposed policies. In the case of Donald J....
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Donald Trump Era Opens With Darkness
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST -Editorial- WASHINGTON — For anyone who hoped that President Donald Trump would use his inaugural address to lower America's political temperature, or expected...
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Trump Presidency Begins, 27 Front Pages From Around The World
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — After Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States, newspapers around the world took notice Saturday of the sharp...
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New Monday, New World: Russia Is In Charge
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Well that was quite a first weekend. After Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday, an estimated two million people took to the streets worldwide to protest against the...
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TrumpSpeak To Berlusconisms, New Frontiers Of Political Rhetoric
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH PARIS — When Donald Trump talks ... well, that's some kind of talking. During his successful run for the presidency, the world got to hear the billionaire real estate...
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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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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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