Robert Bruce Adolph

About the author

Robert Bruce Adolph, a qualified military strategist, is a retired US Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel and former university lecturer on American History and Government. He is also the author of the well-reviewed book “Surviving the United Nations: A true story of violence, corruption, betrayal, and redemption,” recently released in a second edition. His commentaries and articles have appeared in over fifty newspapers, magazines, and professional journals. Robert has additionally lived and worked in seventeen different countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Discover more at www.robertbruceadolph.com.

Putin’s Lies Have a Shelf Life

From the shattered bridges outside Kyiv to the hollow eyes of Russian officers who once confessed that their whole lives had been a lie, I have watched the same rotten empire of untruth stagger forward, and I am convinced that Ukraine’s refusal to bow will help bring it crashing down.

Is Mr. Trump Betraying His Oath of Office?

Mr. Trump has treated his solemn oath as a disposable campaign slogan, shredding constitutional norms and moral standards while his enablers in Congress cower in silence before his vengeful whims.

On Moral Courage in the Trump Era

In the end, when law is bent to serve a vengeful president, the burden falls on the men and women in uniform to choose conscience over career and remember that their oath is to the Constitution, not to the occupant of the White House.

Ukraine Will Win

In a sunlit Kyiv shop three months after Putin’s invasion, a stranger kissed my hand and thanked America, a small human moment that crystallized why Ukraine’s fight for hearth and home deserves unwavering support even amid the Kremlin’s reckless threats.

The Somali Refugee Camp Rape

I sat in the dust between a surging sea of angry Somalis and a jumpy Yemeni garrison, gambling that a seated man looks less like a threat and that luck would buy enough time to keep everyone breathing.