Kamala Harris Has Her Rival Rattled

For President Trump,...this war is an attempt to divert the attention and build on his campaign for the midterm election later this year.

[T]he crisis of soft power risks accelerating the decline of [U.S.] power in the world, activating and speeding up centrifugal dynamics that might otherwise have taken years to fully manifest.

Trump knows time is running out: the clock on his second and final presidential term is ticking.