Trump’s Imperialism Revival
January 6, 2026
After a 100 years out of favour, imperialism is back. A century ago, my own nation, Ireland, managed to wade through blood, bullets, mud […]
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Donald Trump, Between Arrogance and Irrationality
October 6, 2025
The world in focus | Analysis column President Donald Trump’s megalo-maniacal and warmongering spirit in foreign and domestic politics was on full display at […]
Donald Trump’s Obsession with Migrants
September 30, 2025
Amid so many calamities in the world—most of them caused or fueled by their own government—the US public has been avidly following the news […]
The global threat of Trump’s war on women
September 5, 2025
Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office produced 142 executive orders, a global trade war, a record stock market decline, a plummeting dollar, an […]
Argentina: Terminal crisis for President Milei’s government
September 1, 2025
The World in Focus | Analysis column On Aug. 20 audio recordings came out in which Diego Spagnuolo, then-director of the National Disability Agency (ANDIS), discusses […]
Back to protectionism
August 22, 2025
The World in Focus | Analysis column Thirty-five years after the US authorities officially launched the ten liberal principles that were to govern the global economy, […]
The US Government Berates the Colombian Justice System for Convicting Álvaro Uribe
August 22, 2025
The World in Focus | Analysis column The US government’s interference in the administration of justice in countries such as Brazil and Argentina has […]
In Urgent Times, Slow Rhythms, Experiments to Ritualize Hope
July 28, 2025
In urgent times, I will speak from a place of “we,” not to universalize my experience but to recover a sense of coexistence. In […]
Trump’s Huge Ugly Bill Should Be a Call to Action
July 23, 2025
Donald Trump’s so-called “big beautiful bill” has now been passed into law, almost entirely on the strength of support from Republican members of Congress. […]
Iran in the geopolitics of the United States and Israel
June 21, 2025
The World in Focus | Analysis column A week after Israel launched attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, key military infrastructure, and residential buildings—killing senior […]