How We See It: The World Looks At America In The Age Of Trump

From the celebrated magazine of international writing, twelve sharp global perspectives on a changing United States, with an introduction by the Dial's editor in chief, Madeleine Schwartz The 2024 U.S. presidential election reverberated internationally, a global event whose outcome has already reshaped trade, migration, security, and rising authoritarianism across the world.

Inside the United States, we are swamped by the news cycle; but how does the wider world see and interpret what is happening under Trump? In How We See It , twelve of the most talented and insightful journalists from around the world probe their home countries’ complex relationship with the United States—and how this has swerved under the new administration.

A diverse, international cast of writers examines how Turkey’s recent history helps us understand America’s slide into autocracy, how Argentina’s century-long obsession with the dollar has changed under Trump, anti-American tourism sentiment in Italy, and what right-wing Americans get wrong about South Africa.

Essays in the collection also look at how Taiwan is navigating the uncertainty of Trump’s response in the event of a Chinese invasion and the newly fraught view of the U.S. from Canada.

Featuring pieces commissioned by The Dial , the award-winning magazine, How We See It shifts and expands our frame of reference, our self-awareness, and our understanding of how much our world has changed since the election of 2024.