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A Triple Entente?  Türkiye interested in joining Saudi-Pakistan Nuclear Security Pact
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A Triple Entente? Türkiye interested in joining Saudi-Pakistan Nuclear Security Pact

Juan Cole

Allies of the US in the Middle East no longer trust Washington to protect them from Israel

Trump’s Gaza Board and the Return of Colonialism

Trump’s Gaza Board and the Return of Colonialism

01/19/2026 By Middle East Monitor

What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

01/19/2026 By The Conversation

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China
Vietnam on the Nile? With Chinese investment, Egypt turns to Solar Panel Manufacturing

Vietnam on the Nile? With Chinese investment, Egypt turns to Solar Panel Manufacturing

If Egyptians manage their affairs well, they could become the Vietnam of the Middle East with regard to solar panel production.

Juan Cole

Dissent
Facing protests and new Threats from Trump, is the Iranian Regime on its last legs?

Facing protests and new Threats from Trump, is the Iranian Regime on its last legs?

Protesters have flooded Tehran and many other major cities in recent days, calling for the downfall of the regime

The Conversation

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Trump’s anti-Climate Policies are Driving up Insurance Costs for Homeowners

Trump’s anti-Climate Policies are Driving up Insurance Costs for Homeowners

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Yale Climate Connections

Donald Trump
Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”

Regime Change in Venezuela: American “Justice” as the “Supreme International Crime”

Ferencz believed that wars of aggression are the “supreme international crime,” and leaders who initiate them should face prosecution

Dan Steinbock

Iran
“A Blind Understanding:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:33

“A Blind Understanding:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:33

No one has peeked behind the veil of fate. / No one’s discovered destiny’s secret

Juan Cole

Venezuela
A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

Commercial drones are increasingly being employed as a tool of political violence – will they be the new guerilla weapon of choice?

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

China
As Trump commits Climate Suicide with Dirty Energy, China Leads world in Renewables, EVs

As Trump commits Climate Suicide with Dirty Energy, China Leads world in Renewables, EVs

China installed more wind turbines and solar panels than any other country, indeed more than the rest of the planet combined

Tom Engelhardt

Donald Trump
Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

The Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003 without any foundation in international law.

Juan Cole

Arab World
The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Saudi Air Force conducted a rare and pointed strike on the Yemeni port of Mukalla

Middle East Monitor

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