Sunday Focus: A madman runs amok

By Robert A. Vella I’ll only briefly cover this weekend’s threatening rhetoric between President Trump and Iran’s leadership because such Continue reading →

Trump versus Iran: An anxious world wonders what will happen next

By Robert A. Vella Iran will surely retaliate against the U.S. after President Trump ordered the assassination of one of Continue reading →

2019 comes to an end: Angry Iraqis storm U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, plus today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella On this last day of 2019, a little reflection is in order for a year full Continue reading →

Monday Briefs: Trump wields U.S. military might against Iran, and Giuliani implicated in coup attempt

By Robert A. Vella Donald Trump ordered airstrikes against Iran‘s proxy forces in Iraq and Syria yesterday in a flexing Continue reading →

Trump argues in court for blanket immunity, the new geopolitics in the Middle East, and lots more news

By Robert A. Vella After yesterday’s damning congressional testimony by U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, the news today is Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Syria/Turkey/Kurds, Impeachment, Giuliani, Trump in Texas, and more

By Robert A. Vella As I conveyed yesterday, an accurate assessment of President Trump’s foreign policy blunder which enabled the Continue reading →

A Madman struggles with reality and his own failures, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella There are the objective realities of the world around us, and there are our subjective perceptions Continue reading →

The geopolitical fallout of Trump’s withdrawal from Syria, impeachment and international news, + more

By Robert A. Vella There’s a longstanding aphorism in politics, derived from a quote attributed to Aristotle, which states that Continue reading →