[Trump Administration\China]
PeaceVoice\Mel Gurtov: “I suspect that behind the new level of China bashing lurks another motive: to divert Americans’ attention from Russia’s disinformation campaign, which is intensifying as the election nears.”
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[Israel-United Arab Emirates Agreement]
PeaceVoice\Mel Gurtov: Martin Indyk…argues in the October issue of Foreign Affairs that the UAE leader’s decision to recognize Israel was made in order to preempt Trump’s “green light” to Benjamin Netanyahu on annexing the West Bank territory.”
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[World Bank\Poverty]
Gurtov: “The World Bank estimates that 40 million to 60 million people will fall into extreme poverty (under $1.90/day) in 2020, compared to 2019…A major omission from the World Bank’s assessment is who benefits from poverty.”
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[COVID\Climate Change]
Gurtov: “As environmental security worsens, so does human security. The reason is simple: the intersection of worsening climate conditions and the pandemic. Floods, drought, and other calamities compound the vulnerability of populations.”
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[2020 Elections]
Hart: “We have recently come to learn of at least a hundred documents authorizing extraordinary presidential powers in the case of a national emergency, virtually dictatorial powers without congressional or judicial checks and balances.”
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[Trump’s Secret Police\Portland]
Sen. Jeff Merkley: “Authoritarian governments, not democratic republics, send unmarked authorities after protesters…these agents are snatching people off the street with no underlying justification.”
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[2020 Elections\Donald Trump]
Gurtov: “Former defense department officials recently wrote to urge that military leaders ‘get ahead of Trump’s temptations and insinuations and vow publicly they will only support a peaceful, democratic transition of power.”
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[Trump\Fascism]
Mel Gurtov: “US military leaders seem more and more likely to have to deal with orders from a president who is truly out of control as he seeks to hold on to power.”
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[Trump Presidency]
Mel Gurtov: ” Donald Trump has failed to be a healing national leader, thus cementing his place as the worst president in US history.”
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[Trump in India]
Professor Gurtov: “Trump is ready to believe fellow autocrats rather than bother with evidence. Doing so is calculated: Trump wants something in return, and with India it’s a big trade deal.”
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