26 Mar, 2023
A Big Deal: China’s Middle East Diplomatic Coup
A Big Deal: China’s Middle East Diplomatic Coup by Mel Gurtov 937 words A Big Deal for Some By any...
26 Mar, 2023
19 Mar, 2023
Deepening Tensions on the Korean Peninsula Demand New Thinking in Washington
Deepening Tensions on the Korean Peninsula Demand New Thinking in Washington by Mel Gurtov 1213 words The Mounting Danger Tensions...
6 Mar, 2023
No Exit: Two Ukraine Peace Proposals Going Nowhere
No Exit: Two Ukraine Peace Proposals Going Nowhere by Mel Gurtov 1011 words Two Very Different Paths to Peace Two...
28 Feb, 2023
The Coup in Israel
The Coup in Israel by Mel Gurtov 1009 words Israel has always been touted as America’s most reliable friend in...
22 Feb, 2023
China and Europe: Profits versus Principles
China and Europe: Profits versus Principles by Mel Gurtov 996 words With all the attention on US-China relations, Beijing’s on-again,...
13 Feb, 2023
More on the China Balloon Episode: Much Ado About Very Little
More on the China Balloon Episode: Much Ado About Very Little 697 words We have just exited Phase 2 of...
4 Feb, 2023
APB: The Balloon is Up
APB: The Balloon is Up by Mel Gurtov 365 words During World War I, British forces sent up hot-air balloons...
26 Jan, 2023
Risky Business: Japan Steps Out
Risky Business: Japan Steps Out by Mel Gurtov 1040 words Background to a Changing Strategic Perspective Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida...
15 Jan, 2023
Ukraine’s Future: Peace Through War?
Ukraine’s Future: Peace Through War? by Mel Gurtov 1031 words Hopes and Realities Ukraine’s President Zelensky had a fairly successful...
3 Jan, 2023
The Threat Business: Russia or China?
Dual Enemies For those in charge of US national security, the central challenge is identifying threats and determining how to counter them. The Biden administration has cast China and Russia, in that order, as the major threats to US security...
14 Dec, 2022
The Iran Protests and US Policy
The Iran Protests and US Policy by Mel Gurtov 875 words Published in: Eagle Times, In the Human Interest, LA...
4 Dec, 2022
China’s COVID uprising
Significant dissent in China reared its head for the first time since the Tiananmen uprising in 1989. In many of China’s major cities, protesters joined hands to denounce the COVID restrictions and, though not in all cases, also denounce the Chinese Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.
22 Nov, 2022
The Biden-Xi summit in Bali
Some Reasons for Optimism The much-ballyhooed first in-person summit between Pres. Biden and Xi Jinping on November 14 went off pretty well.
15 Nov, 2022
A Post-Election Caution
What a difference a day makes, as the old song goes. The day before Election Day, liberals and progressives feared the worst: a solidly MAGA takeover of the House and Senate. Consider these expectations that proved unwarranted:
11 Nov, 2022
Israel’s religious terrorists
No one should be surprised to find Benjamin Netanyahu back as prime minister of Israel, with decisive support from far-right religious extremists.