Top 4 Lessons Trump can Learn from Napoleon in Russia
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump's New York Times interview can only…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump's New York Times interview can only…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Greg Jaffe and Adam Entous at WaPo…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The intrepid Yaroslav Trofimov of WSJ said…
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Morocco’s Rif Revolt: Only a Democratic Response is Sufficient
By Hsain Ilahiane | (Informed Comment) | - - Since October 2016, the Berbers (Imazighen) of the Rif, a region on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, have been carrying out one of…Empire of Destruction: Mosul reveals Myth of Precision Bombing
By Tom Engelhardt | (Via Tomdispatch.com ) | - - You remember. It was supposed to be twenty-first-century war, American-style: precise beyond imagining; smart bombs; drones capable of taking out a carefully…Trump hands Putin gift, cancels Support for Syrian Rebels
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Greg Jaffe and Adam Entous at WaPo report that Trump cancelled the CIA program to support the remnants of the Free Syrian Army…Yemen: Saudi-led Airstrikes kill 28 civilian refugees
TeleSur | - - Yemen has been ravaged by the ongoing war, which has claimed more than 10,000 people and caused a cholera outbreak among 300,000. Officials from both the Yemeni Government…Protest: Religious leaders call on Jerusalem Palestinians to pray at Al-Aqsa on Friday
Ma`an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Members of the Waqf, or Islamic trust, in charge with running Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, called on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem to close…Saudi, slamming Qatar for Extremism, arrests Model for wearing Skirt in Public
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The intrepid Yaroslav Trofimov of WSJ said it all: Good luck to the Saudi PR campaign about how Qatar is the source of…One Year Later: Why the Purges in Turkey Were Always in the Pipeline
By Sarphan Uzunoglu. | ( GlobalVoices.org ) | - - When it comes to Turkey, representatives of European Union countries—aided and abetted by Turkish liberals who got the ruling Justice and Development…What impact will Saudi-Qatar Struggle have on Palestinians?
By Israa Khater | ( OpenDemocracy.org ) | - - No conflict in the Middle East spares the Palestinians, and the recent crisis in the GCC is no exception. Following the escalation…Russia: Assault on Freedom of Expression
Human Rights Watch | - - Repressive Laws and Policies Restrict Online Speech, Stifle Critical Voices (Moscow) – Russia has introduced significant restrictions to online speech and invasive surveillance of online activity…Did UAE plant Fake News about Qatar to Fool Trump?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The intrepid Karen DeYoung and Ellen Nakashima report at WaPo that anonymous US intelligence officials have decided to go public with what they…Turkey’s Emboldened Opposition
By Sinan Ülgen | (Project Syndicate) | - - ISTANBUL – In Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government has been working to centralize political power, opposition parties have lately had few…In Int’l Diplomacy, Does Trump know the Art of the Deal?
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - From North Korea to Russia to the Middle East, there's no shortage of deal-making needed. But beware the fine print…Is Trump Sign or Cause of US Imperial Meltdown?
By Alfred W. McCoy | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - The superhighway to disaster is already being paved. From Donald Trump’s first days in office, news of the damage to America’s…Turkey: Erdogan Marks Coup anniversary with more Crackdowns
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey commemorated on Saturday the anniversary of the failed coup in that country. The coup attempt was genuinely unpopular.…Human Rights Defenders Are Still Behind Bars in Turkey
By Zara Rahman | ( GlobalVoices.org) | - - Eight of Turkey's most respected human rights defenders were arrested last week, along with two information technology trainers from Sweden and Germany. All…Saudi Bloc: Qatar’s Al Jazeera can Stay, it Just has to Report as We Say
TeleSur | - - Al Jazeera said it rejects any “external intervention” and reiterates its “independence and professional editorial stance.” The four Arab countries currently boycotting Qatar are set to drop their…Who are the Trumps’ Russian Fixers? Meet Rinat Akhmetshin
By Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL) | - - WASHINGTON -- As recently as last year, Rinat Akhmetshin could be seen regularly pedaling through downtown Washington, D.C., nattily dressed, with a pocket…Trump & Macron Consult on Syria Cease Fire in Shadow of Don Jr. Scandal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - French President Emmanuel Macron and his American counterpart Donald J. Trump consulted on a number of bilateral issues on Wednesday, including cooperation in…Does Sunni Fragmentation after ISIL threaten Iraq’s Future?
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - As the date for a Baghdad summit on unity nears, the cracks are showing. It seems the country's Sunni politicians can’t even…What good is our Nat’l Security State if we’re afraid to Leave Home?
By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Has there ever been a nation as dedicated to preparing for doomsday as the United States? If that’s a thought that hasn’t…