MEL GURTOV
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 how to counter them. ...
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. Biden clearly communicated the ...
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 all sides. Opposition to ...
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 election will, among other ...
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 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ...
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 question of how long ...
What Did Biden’s Middle East Trip Accomplish?
Photos: YouTube President Biden has now completed his first visit to the Middle East. The trip was billed as an opportunity to reset relations, ...
Europe’s Uneasy Unity On The War In Ukraine
Photos: YouTube Welcoming the leaders of Finland and Sweden to Washington on May 19, President Biden said that “what makes NATO strong isn’t just ...
America’s Arsenal Of Weaponry Does Not Make Us “The Arsenal Of Democracy”
Photos: Twitter\YouTube America is awash with weapons, and the tragic consequences are before us every day. The world is also awash with weapons, as ...
It’s “Now Or Never” On Climate Change
Photos: YouTube The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group report gives us until 2030 to stop global warming at 1.5°C. The ...