Mel Gurtov
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Portland State University
Mel Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University (Oregon) and Senior Editor of Asian Perspective. His latest book, America in Retreat: Foreign Policy Under Donald Trump (Rowman & Littlefield) is due out in July. He blogs at https://melgurtov.com.
Mar 10, 2014
Reflecting on US-USSR relations during the Cold War, Mel Gurtov explains many exaggerations that policy analysts and US officials perceived were due to a Cold War mentality and points out that Sino-US relations may be impacted by similar misinterpretations today.
Jan 23, 2014
The United States has an important role to play in the island dispute between China and Japan. As Dr. Mel Gurtov argues, the U.S. must rein in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and reassure Beijing to prevent tensions in the region from escalating.