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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War
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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syria’s parliamentary elections on October 5 raised alarm flags for me on several grounds. First, they were not conducted on […]

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A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

10/12/2025 By Shamai Leibowitz

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a major speech on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed anxiety that the world’s […]

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The Geopolitics of Walls: The Sense of Security is an Illusion

The Geopolitics of Walls: The Sense of Security is an Illusion

The wall addresses a core psychological insecurity. Trump supporters — and many others — feel as if their own privileges are evaporating.

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( Yes! Magazine) – Economic power is—and always has been—the foundation of political power. Those who control the peoples’ means of living rule. In a […]

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40 Years after the Iranian Revolution, Can the Opposition Still Hope for Change?

All opposition groups overuse the abstract notion of “secular democracy” without clearly explaining what exactly they have in mind

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Trump’s Attempt to Strongarm Europe on Iran Crashes and Burns

The agreement “is a basic pillar of the architecture of nuclear non-proliferation at the global level”

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
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By Kamel Hawwash | – The lack of action to bring Israel to account for more than seven decades’ worth of crimes against the Palestinian […]

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Democracy and the Green New Deal Demand higher Taxes on Rich

Tie the U.S. corporate tax rate to the ratio between CEO and worker pay

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Israeli Troops in Palestine Detained over 500 Palestinians, including 89 Children

Israeli Troops in Palestine Detained over 500 Palestinians, including 89 Children

This brings the number of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons to around 5,700 including 48 women and 230 children under 18.

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Trump’s Wall an Ugly Scar Across Hot Zone of Biological Diversity, Threatening Endangered Species

Prevents migration of ringtail cats, bighorn sheep, kit foxes, and Mexican gray wolves

Juan Cole

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