by Bernd Debusmann Jr | 8 Oct 2018 | Human Rights, Islam, Middle East
A diplomatic spat between Saudi Arabia and Canada may seem childish. But the dispute has important implications for the West — including the United States. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland (R) in...
by Bernd Debusmann Jr | 30 Jul 2018 | Europe, Fake News, Future of Democracy, Ukraine
Recently I went to Russia. I discovered that Russians view their president, Vladimir Putin, in a much different light than many of us from the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin during a friendly soccer match, Moscow, 28 June 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Safonov)...
by Bernd Debusmann Jr | 18 Aug 2017 | Discovery, Europe, Eyewitness, Future of Democracy, Ukraine
Visiting Ukraine, would I find a grim, tense nation shaking off its Soviet past and at war with itself? I discovered a vibrant society and hopeful youth. “Heavenly Hundred” Memorial. (Photo by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.) Landing in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev...
by Bernd Debusmann Jr | 9 Feb 2017 | Americas, Donald Trump, United States
Mexico has begun exploring its options in dealing with Donald Trump. And it has some cards up its sleeve. Wax figures of Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico City, 1 February 2017(EPA/Alex Cruz) Mexico has begun exploring its options in...
by Bernd Debusmann Jr | 10 Jan 2017 | Americas, Donald Trump, Islam, Middle East, Syria, United States
Donald Trump has called for a ban on the entry of Muslims into the U.S. and conflated “Muslim” and “terrorist.” But many Arabs are hoping the next U.S. president will take a harder line on Iran. Donald Trump at a rally opposing the Iran nuclear...