Stefan Grobe

USA

Trump’s sneak peek of first address before Congress: billions more for defense

Donald Trump’s proposal of a massive ten percent increase of the US defense budget has raised the stakes for his first address before a joint session of…

27/02/2017

USA

Pentagon will present Trump with “full range of options” to defeat ISIL

The US military will soon present President Donald Trump with a “full range of options” to defeat the Islamic State group and other jihadist networks in the greater Middle East, the Pentagon’s top mil

23/02/2017

Mexico

Diplomatic “Mission Impossible” for Tillerson in Mexico

The new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Mexico on Wednesday to try to stop the continuing deterioration of US-Mexican relations.

22/02/2017

USA

Embattled Trump scrambles to find new national security advisor

With his National Security Council in disarray and without leadership, US President Donald Trump is back at the drawing board four weeks after taking office.

17/02/2017

USA

Trump-Netanyahu: a new love affair in US-Israeli relations?

When US President Donald Trump will host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time at the White House on Thursday, the Israeli government will breathe a sigh of relief that the past eight y

14/02/2017

Syria

Report chronicles deliberate destruction of Aleppo by Russia and Assad

Russia and the Assad regime in Syria pursued the deliberate and systematic destruction of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a new report concludes.

13/02/2017

USA

EU tells Trump to mind his own business

The European Union has urged the United States to respect the principle of “non-interference” in each other’s affairs.

10/02/2017

Turkey

CIA Director Pompeo in Ankara to discuss the fight against ISIL

Just days after taking office, the new CIA Director Mike Pompeo has arrived in Ankara on Thursday for high-level talks with the Turkish government.

09/02/2017

USA

IMF’s Lagarde: More economic transparency means more prosperity

Economic transparency can make countries more financially stable and prosperous, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.

08/02/2017

USA

A rocky ride: US-Iranian relations since 1979

There are no formal diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America.

03/02/2017

USA

Meet Steve Bannon, Trump’s front man to fight all wars

Furor and global protests over an executive order curbing immigration?

31/01/2017

Iran

Why the Iran nuclear deal will likely survive President Trump

Officially in office for less than a week, US President Donald Trump keeps using executive orders to dismantle or overturn policies put in place by his predecessor Barack…

25/01/2017

USA

Trump’s foreign policy – should we trust his own words?

During the transition, Donald Trump has made foreign policy comments that rattled allies, emboldened extremists and fringe-groups and let others just…

23/01/2017

USA

Donald Trump's family – his nearest and dearest (and closest advisors)

Donald Trump became a family man in 1977 when he married his first wife, Ivana, a former Olympic skier from what used to be Czechoslovakia.

17/01/2017

USA

Vacation, new book and staying involved: Obama’s retirement plans

At age 55, Barack Obama will be one of the youngest ex-presidents in US history when he leaves office on the afternoon of January 20th to begin a (potentially) long…

09/01/2017

USA

US presidential elections: Meet the third-party candidates who are also running

18/10/2016

USA

USA election: battleground states look likely to swing it for Clinton

Of America’s 50 states – and Washington DC – you need only look at a handful on election night to learn who will be the next President.

12/10/2016

USA

Three takeaways from the second presidential debate

10/10/2016

USA

How healthy are the US presidential candidates?

12/09/2016

USA

Trump can’t beat Clinton – do the math!

In a little more than two months, voters in the United States will elect their next president.

30/08/2016