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Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”
Climate Crisis

Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: “Passing from a stable Climate System”

Juan Cole

Gemenne said that we are passing from a relatively stable climate system to an unstable one, where extreme weather events will multiply

Israel’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing  against Palestinians Escalate

Israel’s Extermination, Ethnic Cleansing against Palestinians Escalate

02/10/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how Faith and Politics reshaped a Generation

Fifteen years after Egypt’s uprising, how Faith and Politics reshaped a Generation

02/10/2026 By Juan Cole

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Authoritarianism
Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

Steadfast Resistance under Occupation from Minneapolis to Palestine

The people of Minneapolis and Palestine have both responded to occupation and state terror with extraordinary courage and love

Waging Nonviolence

Nuclear arsenal
Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

It’s the height of naivety to believe that a global system built on the supposed security of nuclear weapons can endure indefinitely

Tomdispatch

Climate Crisis
Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Cheap solar and wind can replace imports of expensive and possibly unreliable fossil gas as well as imports of expensive and polluting black coal

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

The sharp and unprecedented rise in the number of Palestinians killed, wounded, detained, and imprisoned

Middle East Monitor

Cities
Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Frontier smart city projects like Dunia and The Line have failed on fundamental governance issues such as legitimacy, inclusion, accountability

The Conversation

Featured
When Delay becomes Killing in Gaza: Wisdom from the Talmud

When Delay becomes Killing in Gaza: Wisdom from the Talmud

Rabbinic authorities derived a broad prohibition against all forms of destruction and waste

Shamai Leibowitz

Israel/ Palestine
How the Middle Powers Cynically left Gaza to be Genocided

How the Middle Powers Cynically left Gaza to be Genocided

Their headlines tell the story of a West that is fiercely protective of its own sovereignty but indifferent to that of others

Ramzy Baroud

Dissent
‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminated

‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminated

In the event of war to bring about regime change, militarization would once again define women as those expected to endure and sacrifice first

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” Grift: Con of the Century

Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” Grift: Con of the Century

The whole thing is a front for Trump’s real estate development ambitions for a Gaza beachfront resort.

H. Scott Prosterman

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Our Enduring Nuclear Nightmare: The End of New START

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Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Juan Cole

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What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

Middle East Monitor

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Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

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