3 Jun, 2021
War Over Taiwan? Avoiding a US-China Miscalculation
Taiwan has returned as a troubling issue in US-China relations. It is no longer merely a case of verbal jousting over the island’s autonomy versus Chinese claims of sovereignty.
3 Jun, 2021
24 May, 2021
After the Cease-fire: Peace or War?
U.N. Secretary General António Guterres urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to go “beyond the restoration of calm to start a serious dialogue to address the root causes of the conflict.” Noble idea, but don’t expect anything of the sort. ..
21 May, 2021
To Sanction Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Add Them to the State Department’s List
In Jerusalem today, Lehava, the virulent Israeli citizen’s group at the epicenter of armed attacks, race-mongering, and incitement of terror against Palestinians...
14 May, 2021
Getting Back to Basics in Policy on Israel
“The problem with the Middle East is that you can try to turn your back on it, but it won’t turn its back on you,” said Martin S. Indyk, former US ambassador to Israel...
23 Apr, 2021
North Korea is Back on the US Agenda
North Korea is rattling America’s cage again. It sent a reminder call when it recently fired off multiple short-range missiles after denouncing...
30 Mar, 2021
The US-China Dialogue of the Deaf in Alaska
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he knew, going into the first face-to-face meetings with China’s top two foreign affairs officials on March 17...
24 Mar, 2021
Repression in Myanmar
Democracy in Myanmar suffered a severe setback on February 1 when the Tatmadaw, the country’s military, seized power.
21 Mar, 2021
Aleksei Navalny, Putin’s Nemesis
Joe Biden has barely had time to get reacquainted with the White House and he already faces a serious rift with Moscow...
5 Mar, 2021
Where We Are and Where We’re Headed
Where We Are and Where We’re Headed by Mel Gurtov 534 words Published in: City Watch LA, LA Progressive, Black...
23 Feb, 2021
Biden’s Opportunity with China
The dominant view of China in both Washington and in American public opinion is that the United States...
4 Feb, 2021
United We Fail
United We Fail by Mel Gurtov 613 words Published in: Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, LA Progressive, Mel Gurtov Blog, Counterpunch, The...
27 Jan, 2021
A Progressive Agenda for Biden’s Foreign Policy
The predominant direction of a progressive US president should be toward “Making America Safe for the World.”
9 Jan, 2021
The End of American Exceptionalism
The End of American Exceptionalism by Mel Gurtov 1208 words Published in: City Watch LA, LA Progressive, Anchorage Press, Black...
4 Jan, 2021
The Gang Leader Speaks
Donald Trump’s telephone conversation with Georgia’s secretary of state will go down in history as...
31 Dec, 2020
Biden and the world: A deeper look at his foreign affairs team
In a previous column, I introduced the president-elect’s team: a group of serious professionals...