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Mel Gurtov
Mel Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University.
The illegality of US intervention in Venezuela has been amply cited with reference to its attacks on alleged drug boats, its declaration…
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In 2019, Donald Trump and Narendra Modi paraded their bromance with a 50,000-person “Howdy Modi” rally in Houston. They followed that up…
The Limits of Friendship Donald Trump is proving time and again to foreign leaders that counting on friendly relations is senseless. Most…