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...
26 Mar, 2023
10 Mar, 2023
100 organizations ask for Yemen Resolution
100 organizations ask for Yemen Resolution by Haylie Arocho and Isaac Evans-Frantz 692 words We have seen much recently about...
14 Feb, 2023
In Yemen, a Debt That Can Never Be Repaid
In Yemen, a Debt That Can Never Be Repaid by Derek Royden 583 words In a video that first circulated...
11 Dec, 2022
War is over. If you want it.
War is over. If you want it. by Kevin Martin 546 words Published in: Sentinel & Enterprise, The Sun, Augusta...
4 Nov, 2022
Time to reset military relations with Saudi Arabia
An Uneven Balance Sheet Saudi Arabia and OPEC have decided to cut oil production by two million barrels a day.
23 Jul, 2022
Back to the Future: Biden in the Middle East
President Biden has now completed his first visit to the Middle East. The trip was billed as an opportunity to reset relations, especially with Saudi Arabia, promote respect for human rights, and reaffirm traditional US policy on Israel and the Palestine question.
12 Jul, 2022
Can Biden Make Lemonade out of Lemons on his Middle East Jaunt?
Ah, lemonade! As we endure the summer swelter, is there a more refreshing beverage? Making lemonade out of lemons is a worthy and timely endeavor, whether actually or metaphorically.
21 Mar, 2022
The people of Yemen suffer atrocities, too
The ghastly blockade and bombardment of Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is now entering its eighth year.
29 Nov, 2021
The US and Yemen: Putting a Disreputable Policy Right
In Yemen, Saudi Arabian and Iranian interests collide, a civil war involving multiple parties has devastated the country, important issues of international law...
15 Sep, 2021
The US and Yemen: Putting a disreputable policy right
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Houthis, bombing, UNICEF, Obama, Trump, Biden, starvation, MBS...
9 Aug, 2021
Pegasus and the global surveillance business
We have just learned about a powerful spyware known as Pegasus, manufactured and leased by the Israeli company NSO Group and capable of extracting just about every kind of data stored in a smart phone...
2 Apr, 2021
Ban the Death Penalty for Those with Serious Mental Illness
The death penalty is an antiquated and barbaric form of punishment. This is why most nations have ended it.
18 Sep, 2019
No war for Saudi oil!
“Even if US intelligence decisively shows that some of the drones and cruise missiles used in the attack on Saudi...
25 May, 2019
Another Fake “Emergency”
“Just a few months ago Saudi Arabia’s leader, Mohammed bin-Salman (MBS), was on the defensive…” Author: Mel Gurtov Published in:...
22 Dec, 2018
Road to Ruin: Trump’s Middle East Retreat
“The flight of the generals is now complete with the resignation of General James Mattis—the last of the four generals...