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Serge Schmemann

Serge Schmemann

The New York Times

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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 3

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 8

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 10

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 5

The New York Times

Serge Schmemann