Victor Angelo

 https://www.dn.pt/opiniao/trump-davos-e-o-mundo-real Trump, Davos and the Real World Victor Angelo Much of political activity is spectacle,...

Lukashenko in choppy flight Victor Angelo   For some states, the repression of dissidents knows neither limits nor borders. Anything g...

Today’s news is that Kim Jong-un is back. There has been a lot of speculation about his health. Now, thanks to the photos made available ...

A couple of friends are not paying attention to the growing tension between Japan and South Korea. I am telling them this is a serious de...

Today’s front-page news is about the meeting between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-Un. And it can be summarised in two words: bol...

You meet, negotiate and believe in Kim Jong-un at your own risk. And that’s a very high level of risk, I should add. Nevertheless, it mus...

The outcome of the Hanoi meeting – no agreement, not even a joint final lunch, let alone a joint statement – should be seen as a reminder...

For the US leadership, all the attention must be focused on the Hanoi summit. The meeting between President Trump and Chairman Kim is the...

What does Kim Jong-un want? What is his end-game? Or, even a smaller question, what are the next provocations he is prepared to launch? ...

Kim Jong-un is above all a provocateur. But a dangerous one, let's be clear. His repeated provocations have created a very delicate si...

The most dangerous mistake regarding North Korea could result from erroneous intelligence. It´s a real possibility. I know from a number o...

The North Korea´s dangerously aggressive posture remains a major issue in the international political agenda. Consequently, the UN Securit...

The recent US statements on the current status of the Iran Nuclear deal are not wise. They contradict the position of all the other signat...

There are a number of shockingly bizarre leaders and unacceptable governance regimes in the world. The North Korean one is certainly the s...

The North Korean problem is very much linked to Kim´s power base. Therefore, its solution passes above all through a package of actions th...

This week, President Trump has been directly trapped by Bashar al-Assad of Syria and Kim Jong-un of North Korea. Both dictators decided to...

Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator, is a crazy man. But above all, as a political leader, he is tremendously dangerous. For his people...

I am not sure North Korea celebrates Human Rights Day, as we do today. And I am pleased that this year the day comes just after the pub...

In the field of international affairs, ambiguity is a useful political tool. Some call it "constructive ambiguity". I advocate ...

In the end, Kim Jong-un is more than just a dangerous loony, he is a useful idiot. His gimmicks have become an impeccable justification f...