authors Archive for Mel Gurtov

Articles by Mel Gurtov

china
Op/Eds, Politics

China’s (un)popularity

russia
Op/Eds, Politics

Russia, Niger, and coup politics in Africa

Israel
Op/Eds, Politics

The widening breach, in Israel and in Israel-US relations

china
Op/Eds, Politics

APB: China’s faltering economy and its implications

us china
Op/Eds, Politics

Assessing Treasury Secretary Yellen’s Beijing journey

china
Op/Eds, Politics

Who needs Chinese scientists? America does

russia
Op/Eds, Politics, U.S.

Prigozhin backs down from challenge to Putin: The coup that wasn’t

india
Op/Eds, Politics, U.S.

Democracy has nothing to do with the increased closeness of the U.S., India

donald trump
Op/Eds, Politics, U.S.

Donald Trump is what he has been since 2016: A threat to national security

us china
Op/Eds, Politics, U.S.

China-U.S. relations thawing again over U.S. push for containment of CCP

Henry Kissinger
Op/Eds, U.S.

Henry Kissinger at 100: Legacy tarnished by malevolent intentions, costly outcomes

china
Op/Eds, Politics, U.S.

Communications has been an issue for U.S.-China relations: Can we get to a detente?

korea
Op/Eds, Politics, U.S.

Do the ominous nuclear warnings to North Korea make South Korea safer?

tiktok
Op/Eds, U.S.

The political case against TikTok sidesteps U.S. government spying on its own citizens

china
U.S.

Macron plays right into Xi’s hands: France’s diplomatic disaster in China

fascism
U.S.

Republicans expel the Black two of the Tennessee Three: A political lynching

climate change
U.S.

The ticking climate time bomb: The clock is working against us on this one

china
U.S.

China brokers of Saudi Arabia-Iran agreement: Why this is a huge deal

korea
U.S.

Deepening tensions on the Korean peninsula demand new thinking in Washington

russia ukraine
U.S.

No exit: Two proposals for peace in Ukraine that are doomed to go nowhere

Israel
U.S.

Israel PM Netanyahu is pursuing a far-right agenda on two fronts

china
U.S.

Economic diplomacy is at the center of China’s approach to Europe.

china
U.S.

More on the China balloon episode: So much ado about so very little

us china
U.S.

The U.S. government is overreacting to the Chinese surveillance balloon

japan
U.S.

Is Japan’s new security profile more likely to deter rather than incite armed conflict?

russia ukraine
U.S.

Ukraine can’t join NATO, but it is performing NATO’s mission: Defeating Russian aggression

earth
U.S.

Assessing which is the bigger security threat to the U.S.: Russia, or China?

iran
U.S.

‘Women, Life, Freedom’: The Iran protests, US policy, human rights and national security

china
U.S.

Can the protests in China against COVID lockdowns lead to something more?

jan. 6 capitol insurrection
U.S.

Mel Gurtov: After surprise in midterms, MAGA-ites are surely plotting their comeback

saudi arabia
U.S.

Mel Gurtov: Time for the United States to reset military relations with Saudi Arabia