19 Sep, 2023
Vietnam and the United States: A Transformed Relationship
Vietnam and the United States: A Transformed Relationship by Mel Gurtov 982 words Strategic Rethinking Nearly 50 years after the...
8 Sep, 2023
Evaluating Three Peace Plans for the Ukraine War
Evaluating Three Peace Plans for the Ukraine War by Mel Gurtov 1428 words Ideas about how to end the Ukraine...
2 Sep, 2023
China’s Rise Hits a Wall
China’s Rise Hits a Wall by Mel Gurtov 977 words Over the last decade or so, the tendency among China...
25 Aug, 2023
The Fukushima Tragedy Resurfaces
The Fukushima Tragedy Resurfaces by Mel Gurtov 761 words Releasing the Water Just as all Americans remember 9/11, Japanese remember...
20 Aug, 2023
No Free Lunch: The Hidden Costs of EVs
No Free Lunch: The Hidden Costs of EVs by Mel Gurtov 998 words The Hidden Costs In his pathbreaking 1971...
5 Aug, 2023
China’s (Un)popularity
China’s (Un)popularity by Mel Gurtov 546 words One of Xi Jinping’s signature initiatives is the idea of China’s renaissance—“the rejuvenation...
31 Jul, 2023
Russia, Niger, and Coup Politics in Africa
Russia, Niger, and Coup Politics in Africa by Mel Gurtov 469 words Published in: News-Register, LA Progressive, Counterpunch, Black Star...
24 Jul, 2023
The Widening Breach, in Israel and in Israel-US Relations
The Widening Breach, in Israel and in Israel-US Relations by Mel Gurtov 853 words The Growing Divide Israel’s Knesset, or...
19 Jul, 2023
APB: China’s Faltering Economy and Its Implications
APB: China’s Faltering Economy and Its Implications by Mel Gurtov 556 words China’s economy is going through some of the...
12 Jul, 2023
Assessing Treasury Secretary Yellen’s Beijing Journey
Assessing Treasury Secretary Yellen’s Beijing Journey by Mel Gurtov 710 words “I believe that my bilateral meetings — which totaled...
9 Jul, 2023
Who Needs Chinese Scientists? America Does
Who Needs Chinese Scientists? America Does by Mel Gurtov 1046 words Unfair and Dysfunctional Xie Xiaoliang is one of Harvard’s...
30 Jun, 2023
The Coup That Wasn’t
The Coup That Wasn’t by Mel Gurtov 1005 words A Narrow and Costly Escape Tensions between the Russian defense ministry...
25 Jun, 2023
Modi’s Game, and Ours
Modi’s Game, and Ours by Mel Gurtov 788 words China on Their Minds President Biden welcomed India’s prime minister Narendra...
17 Jun, 2023
Trump Indicted
Trump Indicted by Mel Gurtov 867 words I dedicate this commentary to the memory of my friend and former colleague,...
5 Jun, 2023
The Taiwan Imbroglio
The Taiwan Imbroglio by Mel Gurtov 1142 words What’s Going On? I’ve reported on the worrying signs of a large...