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The view from elsewhere
The view from elsewhere
The far right is rising in the land of “never again”
Jan Böhmermann
21 February 2025
Ahead of Sunday’s German election, satirist Jan Böhmermann’s analysis for the
New York Times
The view from elsewhere
Don’t believe him
Ezra Klein
7 February 2025
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different from what he wants you to see
The view from elsewhere
Chaos and cruelty
David J. Bier
6 February 2025
Joe Biden fixed the immigration system that Trump is once again smashing
The view from elsewhere
Trump starts to break things
Noah Smith
3 February 2025
The US president’s tariff decisions will damage not just America’s allies but also its own economy
The view from elsewhere
The populist phantom
Larry M. Bartels
18 January 2025
Democracy erodes from the top
The view from elsewhere
The wrong sort of power
Lawrence Freedman
21 December 2024
The line from the 1979 Iranian revolution to the 2024 Syrian revolution is clear. Will the same line lead to another revolution in Iran?
The view from elsewhere
Taking on Trump
Bill Scher
29 November 2024
For everyone’s benefit, the leaders of Canada and Mexico shouldn’t be intimidated by Donald Trump’s tariff threat
The view from elsewhere
Americans hate inflation more than they hate unemployment
Noah Smith
16 November 2024
Most commentators didn’t realise the impact prices were having on voters’ perceptions of the presidential candidates
The view from elsewhere
The efficiency paradox
Sam Freedman
26 September 2024
Keir Starmer’s cash-strapped government is looking for savings, but “efficiency dividends” create their own problems
The view from elsewhere
Ronald Reagan didn’t win the cold war
Max Boot
13 September 2024
Myths about the collapse of the Soviet Union are encouraging mistaken policies towards China