Susanne Koelbl, foreign correspondent for Spiegel Magazine, who says: "Trump has had a devastating impact on America's standing as a reliable global leader. The old America no longer exists."   

 

 

Erik Kirschbaum, a freelance journalist who writes for the LA Times, and says: "Trump’s power is fading by the day. But his failure to ensure a smooth transition to Biden has become a real threat to national security."

 

 

Ali Fathollah-Nejad, a German-Iranian political scientist with the Afro-Middle East Center in Johannesburg. And Ali argues that: "Overt military adventurism against Iranian interests may prove too costly, even for Trump. So, covert operations are more likely."