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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

Juan Cole

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

Venezuela
A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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

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

Tom Engelhardt

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

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

Juan Cole

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

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

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

Middle East Monitor

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

Donald Trump
Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

The Conversation

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he “anticipates no further action” in Venezuela

Constitution
Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America

Taking an Oath on the Qur’an, like Mamdani, attests its Long History in America

Juan Cole

But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg

Climate Crisis
How to combat the Big Oil Propaganda that is stalling Climate Action

How to combat the Big Oil Propaganda that is stalling Climate Action

The Conversation

The industry’s most effective tool is a global network of foundations, think tanks and lobbyists known as the Climate Change Counter Movement

Arab World
The Middle East between an American Oil Past and a Chinese Solar Future

The Middle East between an American Oil Past and a Chinese Solar Future

Middle East Monitor

Solar parks in the Gulf, wind farms along the North African coastline, and ambitious hydrogen strategies all signal modernisation

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