19 Mar, 2020
Derelict Leadership on Health Security
“If one event shows both Trump’s flawed character and his ineptitude, it would have to be his handling of the...
17 Mar, 2020
Nukes: The unmentionable election issue: Getting to zero
“Where are the Democrats? Why isn’t the present nuclear danger front and center in the Democrats’ presidential debates? I can...
9 Mar, 2020
Nukes: The unmentionable election issue (part 1)
“One of these days, national security policy will get a few minutes of campaign debate time. And when that day...
27 Feb, 2020
Embarrassing moments from Trump’s visit to India
“Donald Trump abroad never ceases to entertain with his ignorance and misstatements. As India’s leaders learned from Trump’s previous visits...
14 Feb, 2020
Poor Bill Barr
“Attorney General William Barr’s interview the other day in which he said Trump’s constant tweeting had made his job “impossible”...
5 Feb, 2020
Donald Trump’s fantasy world
“House speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up Donald Trump’s speech, saying he was “shredding the truth.” It was quite a moment,...
23 Jan, 2020
India’s failed democracy
“Citizenship Denied India is often billed as the world’s biggest democracy. But that title has worn thin: Under Prime Minister...
8 Jan, 2020
Thanks to Trump, Iran has the upper hand
“The assassination of General Soleimani is proving to be a resounding success for Iran. It accomplished what the ayatollah could...
6 Jan, 2020
Normal nation
“With the assassination of Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Donald Trump has arguably done more to undermine US interests in the Middle...
20 Dec, 2019
The Democrats’ Scarlet Letter Strategy
“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has evidently decided not to turn over the articles of impeachment to the Senate until Congress...
19 Dec, 2019
When it comes to corporate taxes, it’s always Christmas
“As we all know, the largest US corporations and their chief executives were the main beneficiaries of Trump’s so-called tax...
10 Dec, 2019
The Afghanistan Pentagon Papers
“The war in Afghanistan, America’s longest, has cost about 2,300 US lives, over 20,000 wounded, and about $1 trillion. Now,...
23 Sep, 2019
Listen to the children
“The Republicans are on the sidelines on the climate crisis. Government scientists are muzzled…” Author: Mel Gurtov Published in: Bainbridge...
18 Sep, 2019
No war for Saudi oil!
“Even if US intelligence decisively shows that some of the drones and cruise missiles used in the attack on Saudi...
16 Sep, 2019
Farewell, John Bolton
“The firing (or, he insists, the resignation) of John Bolton as national security special assistant is…” Author: Mel Gurtov Published...