14 Jun, 2025
Trump and Netanyahu Play “Good Cop, Bad Cop” with Iran
Trump and Netanyahu Play “Good Cop, Bad Cop” with Iran by Mel Gurtov 909 words Playing the Game In the...
14 Jun, 2025
28 Apr, 2025
Assessing the US-Iran Nuclear Talks
Assessing the US-Iran Nuclear Talks by Mel Gurtov 948 words No Attack–For Now The New York Times reported April 16 that the...
25 Jan, 2025
Iran’s Weakness, America’s Opportunity?
Iran’s Weakness, America’s Opportunity? by Mel Gurtov 967 words Iran’s Problem-filled Situation Taking advantage of another’s troubles: That’s the danger...
27 Oct, 2024
An Open Letter to Vice President Kamala Harris on US Middle East Policy
An Open Letter to Vice President Kamala Harris on US Middle East Policy by Mel Gurtov 590 words Dear Madam...
30 Jun, 2024
No One Wants Another Middle East War, but Everyone is Preparing for One
No One Wants Another Middle East War, but Everyone is Preparing for One by Mel Gurtov 841 words Can Israel...
2 May, 2024
The Decline of Diplomacy
The Decline of Diplomacy by Derek Royden 581 words In the 2023 Netflix drama, “the Diplomat,” Keri Russell plays Kate...
18 Apr, 2024
The ‘Accepted Insanity’ of World War III
The ‘Accepted Insanity’ of World War III by Robert C. Koehler 896 words “Mr. Netanyahu faces a delicate calculation —...
16 Apr, 2024
Beyond Self-Extinction
Beyond Self-Extinction by Winslow Myers 1109 words Good that defensive anti-missiles worked against Iran’s barrage. Still, two elements were more...
16 Apr, 2024
The Israel-Iran Confrontation: Episode or War?
The Israel-Iran Confrontation: Episode or War? by Mel Gurtov 448 words After Israel carried out an air strike on Iran’s...
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...
11 Apr, 2023
Sanctions as Siege Warfare
Sanctions as Siege Warfare by Derek Royden 765 words In the distant past, the one place that people could escape...
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...
20 Feb, 2023
Revisiting the nonviolent Iranian Revolution 44 years later
Revisiting the nonviolent Iranian Revolution 44 years later by Haley Morrow with Tom H. Hastings 646 words February 11th marked...
14 Dec, 2022
The Iran Protests and US Policy
The Iran Protests and US Policy by Mel Gurtov 875 words Published in: Eagle Times, In the Human Interest, LA...
25 Oct, 2022
In Iran, the revolution is being feminized
Mahsa Amini, who was preparing to go to university with the goal of becoming a doctor, was taken into custody on Sept. 13 in Tehran by Iranian ‘morality police’. Her crime? Wearing a hijab they deemed “inappropriate."