22 May, 2023
Out of Touch: The US-China Communications Gap
Out of Touch: The US-China Communications Gap by Mel Gurtov 1308 words Among the many troubling trends in US-China relations...
22 May, 2023
12 May, 2023
Facing the reality of a multi-polar world
Facing the reality of a multi-polar world by Derek Royden 719 words The past few months have brought with them...
3 May, 2023
Killing Our Way to the Truth
Killing Our Way to the Truth by Robert C. Koehler 848 words Hey China, quit threatening us! We’ll kick your...
22 Apr, 2023
TikTok and US National Insecurity
TikTok and US National Insecurity by Mel Gurtov 988 words High-tech spying is in the news because of the one-sided,...
14 Apr, 2023
France’s Diplomatic Disaster in China
France’s Diplomatic Disaster in China by Mel Gurtov 844 words “Strategic Autonomy,” French Style French President Emmanuel Macron and European...
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...
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...
5 Mar, 2023
Whose Red Lines?
Whose Red Lines? by Lawrence S. Wittner 964 words In the conflict-ridden realm of international relations, certain terms are particularly...
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...
14 Jan, 2023
Poetic Nonviolent Victory over War
War is a language of lies. Cold and callous, it emanates from dull, technocratic minds, draining life of color.
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...
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.