Books by Mel Gurtov

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Trump's foreign policy, including detailed case studies of policy toward key countries. Mel Gurtov makes a vigorous argument, centered on human-interest priorities, for rejecting a foreign policy that turns its back on the major issues of our times.

This groundbreaking book explores how adversaries in world politics can surmount their differences and disputes and start on the path to peaceful, productive relations. Gurtov draws lessons for diplomatic ways to engage, such as practicing mutual respect, paying attention to symbols, and using incentives rather than sanctions to find common ground.

Many studies of Asia-Pacific security are marked by pessimism and a belief in the virtues of a balance of power. "Pacific Asia?" points to a number of positive developments - in regional relationships, the absence of an arms race, and an emerging consensus on nonmilitary paths to national security.