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All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?
Climate Crisis

All the 15 Hottest Spots on Earth on Thursday were in Australia; Will it become Uninhabitable?

Juan Cole

At a 2.7º C. increase, northern Australian areas such as Darwin, Broome and Port Hedland will become uninhabitable by the end of the century

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

Trump’s Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular

01/30/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

Reading Obituaries: And Murdering Time in the Age of Donald Trump

01/30/2026 By Tom Engelhardt

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In the Global Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance, the US is Falling Way Behind

In the Global Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance, the US is Falling Way Behind

They estimate that widespread EV adoption could reduce climate pollution worldwide by over 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Syria’s incomplete security Transition has left gaps for Islamic State to Exploit

Syria’s incomplete security Transition has left gaps for Islamic State to Exploit

The incident underscores how deeply fragmented Syria’s security landscape remains one year after Assad.

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The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025:  The US and the Middle East

The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025: The US and the Middle East

The big victors in the rise of a Lebanon-Syria-Jordan Sunni Crescent are Turkiye and the Sunni Arab Gulf monarchies

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up

Israel’s Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up

The Israeli army continued demolishing buildings east of the Zeitoun and Tuffah neighborhoods, as well as refugee camps in central Gaza

International Middle East Media Center

Iraq
Will the Iraqi militias truly disarm? Will the US Troops Really Leave?

Will the Iraqi militias truly disarm? Will the US Troops Really Leave?

The leaders of five significant armed groups claimed that they had adopted the idea of “the state’s monopoly on the use of force

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump’s Strike on Nigeria: Joint with Muslim President, Unconstitutional, Useless Posturing for Evangelicals

Trump’s Strike on Nigeria: Joint with Muslim President, Unconstitutional, Useless Posturing for Evangelicals

Ironically, the strike was fully supported by the Muslim president of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated

The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated

During this two-year campaign of extermination, more than 20,000 Palestinian children were murdered

Ramzy Baroud

Climate Crisis
The Real Threat: U.S. Spending to Combat Climate Change has been Swallowed by the Pentagon

The Real Threat: U.S. Spending to Combat Climate Change has been Swallowed by the Pentagon

The Paris Treaty envisioned the economic and social transformations needed to keep the planet from overheating to unlivable levels

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Algeria
Was Colonialism a Crime?  Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule

Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule

Bennoune He wrote not only of innumerable massacres by French commanders of local populations but also of a vast transfer of landed wealth

Juan Cole

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