6 Jun, 2018
Trump’s War on the Poor: An Impeachable Offense
“Were it not for the source, it would hardly be news to learn that the United States can’t take care...
30 May, 2018
Who Is Kim Yong-chol?
“General Kim Yong-chol is arriving in New York to discuss North Korea’s denuclearization with top US officials, including Secretary of...
25 May, 2018
In Iran and North Korea, China Holds Some Cards
“Donald Trump made his television reputation by telling people “You’re fired.” The same bullying approach now substitutes for his international...
16 May, 2018
Who’s to Blame If the US-North Korea Summit Isn’t Held?
“Virtually everyone in the US faults North Korea for threatening to cancel the Trump-Kim summit scheduled for June 12 in...
10 May, 2018
Breaking the Iran Deal: The Delusion of Victory
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undoubtedly been sipping champagne these days in celebration of his successful effort to lobby Donald...
1 May, 2018
The Korean Summit and After: What the Experts Say, and Miss
“In the wake of the inter-Korean summit meeting, analysts are having a field day taking apart the Panmunjom Declaration of...
11 Apr, 2018
The Syrian Quandary
“Donald Trump’s threat of another missile attack—or any attack—on Syria cannot improve the rebels’ position on the ground, affect use...
6 Apr, 2018
A Dangerous Game of Chicken
“As the “tit-for-tat” trade fight between the US and China escalates, Donald Trump is likely to find that he doesn’t...
3 Apr, 2018
The Coming Crisis with Iran
“With the appointments of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state and John Bolton as national security adviser, Donald Trump has...
21 Mar, 2018
A Blank Check for Repression? A Saudi Leader Visits Washington
“It’s a classic narrative: the foreign dignitary of a US ally visits Washington, the Pentagon and State Department are intent...
12 Mar, 2018
Trump’s Attacks Earth, Resistance and Innovation
“In 1992, 1700 scientists from around the world signed a “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity…” Mel Gurtov Published in: Counterpunch,...
9 Mar, 2018
Defying the Hawks on the Way to a Trump-Kim Summit
“Donald Trump’s extraordinary decision to meet with Kim Jong-un has taken all the policy hawks by surprise—and led them to...
8 Mar, 2018
Getting to “Yes” with North Korea
“For the first time in quite a few years, direct US-North Korea dialogue seems within reach thanks to North-South Korea...
3 Mar, 2018
Ignorance and greed: Trump’s war on the environment
“The Rollback Under Donald Trump, the environment has been the hardest hit of any sector of society, carried out by...
19 Feb, 2018
Is There a Trump-Russia Conspiracy?
“Now that Russia’s interference in US politics since at least 2014 is “official” with Robert Mueller’s indictments—the evidence is “incontrovertible,”...