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 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...
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;...
19 Sep, 2017
A Negotiated Curbing of North Korea’s Nuclear Capabilities Is Good, But Not Good Enough
“The North Korean government’s progress toward developing a long-range nuclear weapons capability, accompanied by bellicose pronouncements, has been alarming enough…”...
18 Sep, 2017
Dealing with North Korean Missiles
“Small powers often have leverage well above their size and capabilities. North Korea is the example par excellence today: It...
4 Jul, 2017
APB: The US-China-North Korea Tangle
“It’s not too early to sound alarm bells about the downward turn in US-China relations. Trump’s evident frustration with China...
19 Apr, 2017
The Shape-Shifter
“People in the media are having difficulty in figuring out where Donald Trump’s administration stands on foreign policy issues…” Mel...
7 Apr, 2017
“They’ll Never Learn” Department: Trump and North Korea
“As Donald Trump prepares to meet Xi Jinping, his administration is going down the old road of believing it can...
8 Mar, 2017
Mad About THAAD: An Untimely Decision
“The US decision, supported by the South Korean government, to deploy an antimissile system known as THAAD (Terminal High Altitude...
28 Dec, 2016
The Diplomacy of Donald J. Trump
“Those of us who appreciate the unconventional have to have second thoughts after watching Donald J. Trump in action. All...
17 Aug, 2016
How Trump Deals
“The revelation from a New York Times investigation that Donald Trump’s chief campaign adviser, Paul Manafort, was on the take...
17 Jul, 2016
The Superpowers Are Violent Powers
“If asked to identify the world’s superpowers today, most people would name the United States, Russia, and China. Although many...
15 Jul, 2016
China’s Bad Day in Court
“As had been widely expected, the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea...
17 Jun, 2016
Why go to Russia?
“Since 1983, Sharon Tennison has worked to develop ordinary citizens’ capacities to avert international crises, focusing on relations between the...
15 May, 2016
North Korea, Following China and India, Pledges No-First-Use of Nuclear Weapons. So Could Obama
“North Korea’s May 7 declaration that it would not be first to use nuclear weapons was met with official derision...