MEL GURTOV
![Is Chinese “Spy” Balloon Controversy An Overreaction By Washington? Thus far the Biden administration has not said the balloon captured important US security data.](https://blackstarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-14-at-11-59-06-spy-balloon-biden-youtube-Google-Search-600x320.png)
Is Chinese “Spy” Balloon Controversy An Overreaction By Washington?
Photo: YouTube We have just exited Phase 2 of the balloon incident. In Phase 1, “Discovery,” the Biden administration went…
![Is US Overreacting To China Balloon With Spying Allegation? This is not the first time Chinese balloons have appeared in US skies, without incident.](https://blackstarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-04-at-13-04-29-Chinese-Spy-Balloon-Spotted-Over-Montana-F-22-Fighter-Jets-Responded.png)
Is US Overreacting To China Balloon With Spying Allegation?
Photo: YouTube During World War I, British forces sent up hot-air balloons to spy on advancing enemy forces. In recent…
![Who Does the US Government See as Its Major Threat: Russia or China? Biden administration has cast China and Russia, in that order, as the major threats to US security.](https://blackstarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-03-at-12-39-29-america-Russia-or-China-youtube-Google-Search.png)
Who Does the US Government See as Its Major Threat: Russia or China?
Photo: YouTube Dual Enemies For those in charge of US national security, the central challenge is identifying threats and determining…
![The Biden-Xi Summit in Bali and America’s Cold War Mentality first in-person summit between Pres. Biden and Xi Jinping on November 14 went off pretty well.](https://blackstarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-27-at-00-10-30-biden-xi-summit-in-bali-2022-YOUTUBE-Google-Search.png)
The Biden-Xi Summit in Bali and America’s Cold War Mentality
Photo: YouTube The much-ballyhooed first in-person summit between Pres. Biden and Xi Jinping on November 14 went off pretty well….
![Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Is The End Game? Escalation of the war lies immediately ahead as Putin responds to Ukraine’s surprising counteroffensive](https://blackstarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-30-at-09-51-13-russian-ukraine-war-update-youtube-Google-Search.png)
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Is The End Game?
Photos: YouTube Something extraordinary is happening in the course of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Putin is taking a hit from…
![Is The Future of The Amazon In Jeopardy If Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Re-Elected? On October 2 we will have a presidential election in Brazil of enormous consequence for the planet.](https://blackstarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screenshot-2022-09-06-at-10-28-32-bolsonaro-and-lula-youtube-Google-Search.png)
Is The Future of The Amazon In Jeopardy If Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is Re-Elected?
Photos: YouTube On October 2 we will have a presidential election in Brazil of enormous consequence for the planet. The…
![Was Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Another Missed Opportunity In US-China Relations? Xi Jinping personally asked President Biden to find a way to put off House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan.](https://blackstarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot-2022-08-24-at-10-54-20-Nancy-Pelosi-youtube-Google-Search.png)
Was Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Another Missed Opportunity In US-China Relations?
Photos: YouTube The Washington Post reports that Xi Jinping personally asked President Biden to find a way to put off…
![Putin’s Ukraine Invasion And The Politics of Russia’s Energy Exports Because of the Ukraine war, oil and natural gas are the chief currencies, which means that energy politics is central](https://blackstarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot-2022-08-13-at-11-26-55-Oil-and-gas-finance-Putins-war-youtube-Google-Search_0.png)
Putin’s Ukraine Invasion And The Politics of Russia’s Energy Exports
Photos: YouTube It won’t be long before winter descends on Europe. Before it does, most European countries must address the…