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On election night, outside Howard University in Washington, D.C., where Vice President Kamala Harris was scheduled to speak, a long line of foreign correspondents waited. And when Donald Trump won a landslide victory, the world’s press responded.

In Russia, Komsomolskaya Pravdaa widely read pro-Kremlin tabloid focused on “strengthening the dollar and moving closer to China.” He ignored the political implications of a view that Trump would strengthen the U.S. dollar and move closer to Beijing, reducing Moscow’s isolation.

On the other side of the war front, in Ukraine, media coverage of Trump’s victory was cautious but not particularly negative. “Let’s hope for the best and let’s try to make it happen,” wrote the Kyiv Postasking Ukrainians to approach the Trump administration with pragmatism and consider the “best ways to influence Trump” in order to defend Ukraine’s interests and sovereignty. But he also warned that Russian aggression could threaten the region as a whole, including Poland and other Eastern European partners, if Ukraine loses ground.

The left-wing French daily The World announced “the end of an American world”. The editorial considered Trump’s cessation of military aid to Ukraine “as he threatened during the campaign” and asserted that “there is a real risk that Europe will be divided, even fractured, by a such perspective. This threat is existential for the European Union, and its leaders must be aware of it and ready to face it, without waiting for Trump to come to power.” Likewise, Trump’s re-election “signals the triumph of American isolationism,” according to the right-wing party. Le Figaro.

On the other side of the Channel, The guardian wrote that he had just “experienced an extraordinary and devastating moment in American history.” Trump’s return could have “dramatic implications for the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the health of American democracy, reproductive rights, inequality and, perhaps most importantly, our collective environmental future,” warns the newspaper. The economistpragmatically, warned that “a second Trump term carries unacceptable risks.”

In Spain, El País predicts: “This time, Donald Trump’s experiment will not work. » El Diario took an even stronger tone, asking, “What if they finally voted for Hitler?” In Italy, The Republic called Trump’s victory a “triumph of patriarchy” and posited that his victory could deepen social and cultural divisions globally.

In Argentina, El Clarin presented twelve keys to understanding Trump’s return to power. He highlighted his surprising appeal among young male voters, the shifting Latino vote and the “strong man” image that has resonated with many Americans amid global uncertainty.

In Brazil, according to O GloboTrump’s victory puts pressure on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, to prioritize Brazil’s financial stability to prepare for any changes in U.S. policy. “The election of Trump is an American problem, but Brazil is eating reais,” a Brazilian official said. The newspaper adds that Trump’s likely support for Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei could have an impact on Brazil.

In India, the Indian Express argued that Trump’s return to the White House “sets the stage for greater American exceptionalism.” From an Indian perspective, the article asserts, it is “reasonable to assume that Trump’s past enthusiasm for chanting ‘Hi, Modi’ at mass rallies bodes well” for relations between the two country. A convergence of civilian and military strategic interests should be accompanied by more delicate negotiations on immigration and trade, argued Rishabh Bhandari.

In the east of India, a piece of Dhaka Tribunein Bangladesh, asserted that “under the Trump administration, India will attempt to reassert itself more firmly as a regional hard power.” He added: “The move will serve as a boost to supporters of Sheikh Hasina, whose Awami League party has long enjoyed close ties with New Delhi. »

In Israel, Haaretz wrote that Trump’s victory reveals inconvenient truths about America. There are, he says, “two Americas now, and very little connects them.” THE Jerusalem Post wrote that “from the perspective of the Jewish community, the real test for the Trump administration will be its stance on anti-Semitism. American Jews find themselves caught between traditional right-wing anti-Semitism and a new left-wing variant. »

In Al JazeeraAn article titled “It’s Anger That Won Trump This Election” highlighted multiple factors that have sparked disaffection among Democratic voters, including “complicity in Israel’s genocide in Palestine.”

An article in the Japan Times suggested that Trump’s victory returns the United States to an “era of uncertainty.” The article notes that “the economy appears to have driven many voters to vote for Trump.”

In South Africa, IOL Editor Lance Witten wrote that Trump’s victory “could cause (President) Cyril Ramaphosa’s collapse.” He suggests that if Ramaphosa “chooses to side with the West in the face of Trump’s heavy-handed tactics” on trade and diplomacy, he could pay a political price.

Sydney Morning Herald Political and international editor Peter Hartcher wrote: “If Washington was the father of American democracy, Trump is its undertaker. » When Joe Biden took office, Hartcher added, “he said he would try to save American democracy. He and Kamala Harris failed.

Sacha Biazzo and Meghnad Bose are Delacorte fellows at CJR.