Mel Gurtov

Mel Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University, Editor-in-Chief of Asian Perspective, an international affairs quarterly and blogs at In the Human Interest.

Donald in Arabia

In Trump’s Trade War, It’s Advantage China

Assessing the US-Iran Nuclear Talks

Trump–Four Disgraceful Acts

Trump’s Crazy Trade War

Embrace Russia, Contain China?

The Destructiveness of “America First” Begins at Home

America in Retreat

The Trump-Zelensky Feud: The Lies Have It

Appeasement in Europe

The Trump-Musk Outlaw Regime–The Scorecard So Far

The Limited Future of the Ceasefire in Gaza

The People’s List of Trump’s Worst (Part 2)

The Year Past and the Year Ahead

The People’s List of Trump’s Worst

Trump and China–The Rocky Road Ahead

Donald Trump’s Tariff Fantasies

On the Brink in the Middle East

The Republicans’ “China Week”

Cease-fire Agreements in the Middle East Seem More Remote than Ever

China Views the US Election

Project 2025, part 2

Project 2025: Authoritarian Rule and Foreign Policy Mayhem

Escalation and Miscalculation: How a Bigger War Might Happen in the Middle East

Two Wars with No Way Out

Gathering of the Clan: The Trump Criminal Enterprise at the RNC

The Imperial Presidency Is Now Legalized

Preparing for a Middle East War

The European Parliament Elections: Not as Bad as You Think

Is It Time for This War to End? Evidently Not

The Elections‑Democracy Gap

Alliance Politics in East Asia: More Security or Less?

China Calls the Shots with Russia and Europe

A Package Deal Full of Holes

Mutual Backtracking in US-China Student Exchanges

India, Israel, and America’s Double Standard

The Israel-Iran Confrontation: Episode or War?

Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza

US Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes Takes Another Step

Ending the Israel-Hamas War–Where Things Stand

Is North Korea Preparing for War?

The Taiwan Elections

The Year Ahead: Ten Issues and One Wild Card

Global Debt Is Beyond Control

Bombing Gaza–Disturbing Comparisons with Vietnam

Europe Is Moving Farther to the Right on Energy and Immigration

Myanmar’s Junta Is in Trouble

COP28–Doing Less While Pretending to Do More

Israel’s Intelligence Failure: Worse Than We Thought

When Will It End? Some Might Prefer It Didn’t