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Archives for January 2019

Ice Melt
Ominous: Annual Antarctica Ice Loss Increases 6-Fold over 1979 Rate

Ominous: Annual Antarctica Ice Loss Increases 6-Fold over 1979 Rate

AFP

“As the Antarctic ice sheet continues to melt away, we expect multi-meter sea level rise from Antarctica.”

Donald Trump
If Trump declares an Emergency, Can Congress or Courts Strike it Down?

If Trump declares an Emergency, Can Congress or Courts Strike it Down?

The Conversation

Under Jackson’s test, presidents are on the strongest possible footing when acting with congressional approval.

Donald Trump
How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall:”  A Timeline of Border Fortification

How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall:” A Timeline of Border Fortification

Greg Grandin

Led by the 27-year-old David Duke, the Ku Klux Klan set up a “border watch” in 1977 at the San Ysidro point of entry

al-Qaeda
Is an al-Qaeda Front dominating 3 Million People in North Syria?

Is an al-Qaeda Front dominating 3 Million People in North Syria?

AFP

Throughout its numerous iterations, HTS has not altered its ideology and is still widely thought to maintain links with Al-Qaeda

History
Islamophobia versus World History: Rediscovering Marshall Hodgson

Islamophobia versus World History: Rediscovering Marshall Hodgson

Edmund Burke III

In our post-9/11 world, Hodgson’s historical vision and moral engagement have never been more relevant.

Donald Trump
Who's Running John Bolton to Start a war with Iran? He worried even Mad Dog Mattis

Who’s Running John Bolton to Start a war with Iran? He worried even Mad Dog Mattis

Juan Cole

Ironically, when Mattis first met Bolton, he joked that he had heard that he was “the Devil.”

Donald Trump
Trump: “We’ll Devastate Turkey Economically” if it Hits Syrian Kurds

Trump: “We’ll Devastate Turkey Economically” if it Hits Syrian Kurds

AFP

Also urged the Kurds not to “provoke” Ankara.

Iran
Iraq welcomes Iran Foreign Minister after Pompeo, denounces US Sanctions as “Illegal”

Iraq welcomes Iran Foreign Minister after Pompeo, denounces US Sanctions as “Illegal”

AFP

Iran is the second-largest source of imported goods in Iraq.

Green Energy
No More Wars for Oil?  Wind & Solar will reduce Energy-Related Conflicts

No More Wars for Oil? Wind & Solar will reduce Energy-Related Conflicts

contributors

Political power will get more decentralised and diffused

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