Mel Gurtov

In this week's edition: Three reports on the global environment (geoengineering; ocean warming; air pollution in South Asia); French views of the Ukraine war; cease-fire prospects in Israel; and more. Read more

Today's subject: The US-China Science and Technology Agreement, which is up for renewal. Read more

Tonight's topics include John Kerry on climate change; Sen. Schumer's criticisms of Netanyahu; TikTok's travails; Great Barrier Reef in trouble Read more

Tonight's main topics: Humanitarian aid to Gaza; China's new budget; crisis in Haiti; US isolationism Read more

Today's commentary:  Pres. Biden said he told Israeli PM Netanyahu, ‘You and I are going to have a come-to-Jesus meeting.’ That would be long overdue, and should mean the President will finally tell Netanyahu that Israel either facilitates humanitarian aid deliveries to ... Read more

This week's Digest covers NATO expansion, Chinese hacking, the World Trade Organization, nuclear weapons in space, and more. Read more

Today's topic: Leveraging US Military Aid to Israel. Israel is dependent on US military aid for its Gaza operation, yet the Biden administration is unwilling to use that dependence as leverage to demand more humanitarian assistance for Gaza's devastated population. Until... Read more