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Mel Gurtov

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The Year Past and the Year Ahead

The global citizen agenda for 2025 is very much like that for 2024—and probably for some years afterward. It includes global warming and related...

30.12.2024 1

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The People’s List of Trump’s Worst

The List Donald Trump has promised to go after enemies of the people, and will seek revenge against a list of individuals and organizations. But we...

26.12.2024 20

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Trump and China–The Rocky Road Ahead

Cooperation or Competition? On November 7, 2024, Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to President-elect Trump that said: “A stable, healthy,...

29.11.2024 5

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Donald Trump’s Tariff Fantasies

Tariff Man Donald Trump thinks the world of tariffs. “Tariffs are the greatest thing ever invented,” Trump said in September at a town hall event...

20.11.2024 3

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On the Brink in the Middle East

Signaling an Invasion Israel’s planting of explosive material in pagers and walkie-talkies could be the forerunner to an invasion of southern...

30.09.2024 8

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The Republicans’ “China Week”

“China Week” sounds like a time for celebrating Chinese culture and food. But for Republicans in the House of Representatives, it’s all about...

17.09.2024 2

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

“Blood on His Hands” “After close to a year of neglect, Netanyahu doesn’t miss a single opportunity to ensure that there won’t be a deal. Not a day...

02.09.2024 3

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