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Serge Schmemann

Serge Schmemann

The New York Times

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Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon

Remembering the Apollo missions.

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The New York Times

Serge Schmemann

Europe Is Done Bowing and Scraping to Trump

Europe Is Done Bowing and Scraping to Trump

Most Europeans, and much of the world, have concluded that no amount of flattery will win more than fleeting approval from President Trump.

09.04.2026 3

The New York Times

Serge Schmemann

Trump Plays the Peace Game

To anyone who spent time in the old U.S.S.R., President Trump’s newly hatched “Board of Peace” evokes worrying echoes.

19.02.2026 10

The New York Times

Serge Schmemann

What Was the Trump-Putin Meeting Even About?

Few East-West meetings have ended with less clarity than Friday’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. What was clear, though, was that Vladimir Putin was...

16.08.2025 10

The New York Times

Serge Schmemann

‘He’s Nuts, Your Trump.’ Canada Unites Against America.

America’s growing discord with Canada exemplifies the extraordinary damage President Trump is wreaking on the United States’ standing in the world.

13.07.2025 20

The New York Times

Serge Schmemann

Freedom’s Frequencies Fall Silent

American soft power will suffer with the Trump administration’s decision to silence Voice of America and Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty.

25.03.2025 10

The New York Times

Serge Schmemann