APB – In the Human Interest – Mel Gurtov

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A Proposal to Move From Threats to Talks with North Korea

11 Aug 201710 Aug 2017

What might it take to create a breakthrough to resumption of US-North Korea talks? The experiences of prior diplomacy suggest an answer: a special emissary of the president to meet…

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APB: Rex Tillerson Speaks on North Korea

4 Aug 20174 Aug 2017

On August 1 Secretary of State Tillerson gave his first press briefing since taking office. He spoke mainly about North Korea policy. It is a perfectly sensible statement, containing none…

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APB: The US-China-North Korea Tangle

It’s not too early to sound alarm bells about the downward turn in US-China relations. Trump’s evident frustration with China over its presumed failure to rein in North Korea has…

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Comey’s Testimony

Let me try to put into a few hundred words the bottom-line meaning of James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee: The president of the US is a liar…

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Bad Joke?: Trump on Putin’s Payroll (May 18, 2017)

A recorded conversation involving the House Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy of California, and House Speaker Paul Ryan, on June 15, 2016: McCarthy: . .…

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Corruption 101

The Trump administration can legitimately lay claim to being the most corrupt in US history. I certainly would vote for that distinction! Not because of the amount of money involved,…

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Jared Kushner and the Filthy Rich

26 Apr 201726 Apr 2017

Jared Kushner is seen everywhere but never heard. Protected by his father-in-law and by being an appointee not subject to Senate confirmation, Kushner is the president's leading adviser, having acquired…

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Syria Policy, in Brief

10 Apr 201710 Apr 2017

Gen. H.R. McMaster on April 9: “What’s significant about the [US missile] strike is not that it was meant to take out the Syrian regime’s capacity or ability to commit…

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Connecting the Dots in Syria’s Chemical Attack (April 4, 2017)

4 Apr 20174 Apr 2017

Just days after the Trump administration indicated it would not be US policy to unseat Syria's dictator, Bashir al-Assad, Assad grabbed at the opportunity and launched an horrific chemical-weapon attack…

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The Media Fails on Climate Change

Why are Americans at one and the same time concerned about climate change but uninformed about it--enough so that it is not a high priority? One reason, reported by The Guardian…