As unpredictable as North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un (Kim3) has become, two aspects of his personality are easy to predict and measure: his increasing girth and increasing bravado.
Author: James Zumwalt
ZUMWALT: What the Vietnam War Should Tell Us About Committing Ground Forces in Syria
In today’s world of a Donald Trump presidency in which any actions he undertakes, regardless of its logical rational, becomes a topic of criticism by his political opponents, we must look at two of his decisions – independent of the tainted lenses through which critics choose to view them – made concerning Syria.
ZUMWALT: With Korean Tensions Mounting, Tillerson Seeks ‘New Approach’: Let’s Try Reagan’s
Recently, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi compared mounting tensions on the Korean Peninsula, created by North Korea’s continuing missile tests and joint military drills conducted by South Korea and the U.S., to “two accelerating trains, coming toward each other with neither side willing to give way.”
Zumwalt: Obama’s Military Pardons: Granted for National Security Violations but Not Battlefield Courage
With his last minute pardons, commutation of prison sentences and prison releases, Barack Obama is proving to be an equal opportunity president.
Zumwalt: Obama Runs His Victory Lap After an Eight-Year Loss of Global Influence
After President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office and Hillary Clinton supporters finally accept it, an important question will confront a divided America: Can a once-great nation recover the greatness it has surrendered?
Zumwalt: Obama’s Russian Hacking Shell Game
It is interesting that President Barack Obama, who during eight years in office has, historically, been slow to act on international challenges, has moved quickly to impose sanctions upon Russia for alleged interference with the 2016 election. He move…
ZUMWALT: Berlin: When Will Merkel Realize the Unknown Unknowns Have Become Known Knowns?
In a February 2002 news conference, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was asked about evidence linking Iraq to supplying terrorist groups with weapons of mass destruction.