Victor Angelo

  Translation of yesterday’s opinion piece I published in Diário de Notícias (Lisbon). 22 Aug. 2020   Back to the imponderables Victor...

On this Independence Day in the US, it is obvious the country and the world have a big problem to confront and resolve. The Covid-19 pand...

It is massively wrong to criticise the World Health Organisation (WHO) at this stage. We are still in unknown territory and unchartered w...

I am impressed by the presentations made so far by the House Impeachment Managers. They are building a serious case against President Tru...

The trade deal the US and China signed today is above all a pause in their trade dispute. That’s what makes it relevant. At a time when t...

In the dangerous and complex situation we have now around Iran, one of the key losers is Iraq and its population. The country is deeply d...

When it comes to European defence, it is not either the US or Turkey that count. It is basically how the issue is seen by the French, the...

A few of my readers have expressed some degree of surprise after reading what I wrote in my last blog about President Trump’s policy towa...

As we start the last week of July, we must be profoundly aware that the situation around the Strait of Hormuz represents an extraordinary...

Some people say that when it comes to the Donald Trump presidency, the right approach for the Europeans is to stay far away. That means t...

Brief answers to questions about the EU defence and security: First, it is obvious that NATO remains the strongest defence option for...

Energy remains high in the list of strategic factors. Countries that matter pay a lot of attention to the issue. The U.S., for instance, ma...

The military build-up by the US against Iran is a matter of great concern. The Strait of Hormuz is a vital line of communication. As such...

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

President Trump’s decision to pull out of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is as much about Russia – the other cou...

The Venezuela standoff goes on. Time plays against Nicolás Maduro. He sees what remains of his authority being eroded with the passing of...

Venezuela is again a huge headline in the international agenda. And this time, the situation is extremely delicate. The country is at the...

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...

Last year, in the US, the number of shale oil wells has doubled. The American production is now 9.29 million barrels a day. That is about ...

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...