Michael Bluhm

Michael Bluhm

Michael Bluhm is a senior editor with The Signal.
10
Sep
Where it leads

Where it leads

The murder of an American activist on a Utah campus. NATO’s strike on Russian drones inside Poland. &c. + Europe’s increasing political fragmentation.
7 min read
04
Sep
Checks and balances

Checks and balances

A long day for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Rest in peace, Giorgio Armani. &c. + Why is Russia jamming GPS navigation on flights across Europe?
6 min read
02
Sep
The gathering

The gathering

Dictators unite for a Beijing military spectacle. A U.S. judge blocks the Trump administration’s domestic troop deployment. &c. + Late summer’s remarkable tech-stock tank.
4 min read
18
Aug

The revolution’s the easy part

Throughout July of last year, Bangladeshi student-led protests swelled in Dhaka and other cities. Prime Minister Sheikha Hasina, whose party,
1 min read
18
Aug
Obscured by clouds

Obscured by clouds

Why does North Korea keep threatening South Korea and its allies without ever going to war? Michael Breen on theater and reality in one of the most enigmatic places on Earth.
12 min read
11
Aug

Much ado in Taipei

On July 26, Taiwan held recall elections for 24 members of the Legislative Yuan, the country’s legislature. To be
1 min read
28
Jul

Flying high again

After U.S. President Donald Trump declared his Liberation Day tariffs on April 2, stock markets around the world—and
1 min read
21
Jul

This aggression will not stand

It looks like a new era for Europe’s military defenses. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Germany’s
1 min read
14
Jul

Warning signs

Even after Western countries cut off nearly all trade with Russia—and hit it with unprecedented sanctions—Moscow surprisingly recorded
1 min read
07
Jul

A fistful of minerals

When U.S. President Donald Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs on nearly every country in the world on April
1 min read