BLOG Post #411: Ending the Israel-Hamas War–Where Things Stand 29 Jan 202429 Jan 2024 The New York Times reported January 27 on three negotiating tracks that are being pursued simultaneously to end the Israel-Hamas war (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/27/world/middleeast/gaza-war-israel-hamas-negotiations.html). None of them seems likely to succeed…
BLOG Post #410: Is North Korea Preparing for War? 21 Jan 2024 North Korea’s Calculations Two of America’s most prominent North Korea experts, Robert Carlin and Siegfried Hecker, begin their latest analysis with this sentence: “The situation on the Korean Peninsula is…
BLOG Post #409: The Taiwan Elections 16 Jan 202416 Jan 2024 The Election Results In normal times, a presidential election in Taiwan is mainly about domestic issues, not relations with the People's Republic of China. But the election January 13 put…
BLOG Post #408: The Year Ahead: Ten Issues and One Wild Card 7 Jan 2024 2024 is likely to be filled with more than the usual challenges to planetary safety and survival. Here’s a look at ten issues and a wild card that suggest what’s…
BLOG Post #407: Global Debt is Beyond Control 2 Jan 20244 Jan 2024 The Washington Consensus The debt of developing countries is at “crisis” levels, the World Bank has just said. Supporting that view is a New York Times story December 16…
In the Human Interest - Mel Gurtov 