15 Feb, 2018
Was There Really a Breakthrough in US-North Korea Relations?
“In the aftermath of the “Korean spring” at the Winter Games, some observers waxed euphoric over the potential for direct...
1 Feb, 2018
The Middle East Peace Process: A Cruel Joke
“Three brief reports on January 25 concerning Israel-Palestine-US relations sum up the new situation created by Donald Trump’s decision to...
24 Jan, 2018
Kushner and China: Where Money Talks
“Add Jared Kushner’s all-too-cozy relationship with the Chinese to the long list of Trump administration corruption…” Mel Gurtov Published in:...
18 Jan, 2018
Dubious Partnership: The US and Saudi Arabia
“In recent months Donald Trump has shown no hesitation to comment critically on political developments in Iran, Pakistan, Venezuela, and...
1 Jan, 2018
A Scenario of Planet Earth’s Survival: Far-out Thoughts at the New Year
“What does the future hold for our planet? It is easy to prophesy doom: a nuclear war, irreversible climate change,...
18 Dec, 2017
An Unfortunate Revelation on Securing North Korean Nukes
“Specialists on North Korea have cited many reasons over the years for why China cannot be relied on to stop...
13 Dec, 2017
Momentum for Talks with North Korea?
“Possibly, just possibly, a new momentum for direct US-North Korea discussions is developing. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson provided some...
8 Dec, 2017
The Calculated Destruction of America’s Government
“It is truly extraordinary: the still-new Trump administration keeps appointing people whose common priority is the destruction of the agency...
13 Nov, 2017
Stop the Wars: Congress vs. the President
“Who Makes War? As Donald Trump maintains a high-velocity assault on North Korea’s leader, its political system, and its weapons...
10 Nov, 2017
The Trump-Xi Meeting in Beijing, Very Briefly
“Donald Trump gave Xi Jinping endorsements; Xi gave him face. Trump heaped praise on Xi for being a strong leader;...
6 Nov, 2017
Are We in a “Post-American Era”?
“As Donald Trump makes his way to Beijing, we need to know that he will be dealing with a Chinese...
31 Oct, 2017
APB: What We Get Wrong About Donald Trump
“The election of Donald Trump was a severe blow to rational thinking. We—and I include many traditional conservatives as well...
24 Oct, 2017
Trump’s Benghazi
“Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says he didn’t know. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and minority leader Chuck Schumer say they didn’t...
18 Oct, 2017
The Tragedy of American Foreign Policy
“So here is the state of US foreign policy today: Donald Trump pulls the US out of the Paris climate...
4 Oct, 2017
Vietnam and “The Vietnam War”
“The epic Ken Burns-Lynn Novick series, “The Vietnam War,” ends with the Beatles’ classic “Let It Be” in the background…”...