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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Pentagon
So Much Losing:  America's Small Unending Wars of the 21st Century

So Much Losing: America’s Small Unending Wars of the 21st Century

Endless war for any goal except to preserve the republic isn’t a measure of fortitude but the path to national suicide.

William J. Astore

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How Long til Trump & GOP Radical Islamophobia causes Major Massacre?

How Long til Trump & GOP Radical Islamophobia causes Major Massacre?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Three extremist white nationalists who plotted to blow up a Somali-American apartment complex in Kansas have been sentenced to 25 […]

Juan Cole

Coal
Germany to End its Coal Industry, Go Green, within 20 Years

Germany to End its Coal Industry, Go Green, within 20 Years

( Clean Energy Wire) – Energy transition home country Germany eyes a phase-out of coal power by 2038 at the very latest, as the country […]

Clean Energy Wire

Syria
Damascus Condemns Turkey Presence in North Syria as Violation of Deal

Damascus Condemns Turkey Presence in North Syria as Violation of Deal

On Friday, Erdogan said Turkey expected a “security zone” to be created in Syria in a few months

AFP

Holocaust
How Will Generations that didn't Experience the Holocaust Remember it?

How Will Generations that didn’t Experience the Holocaust Remember it?

Keeping the memory of the Holocaust has become increasingly important because it can bring awareness to contemporary atrocities

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Qatar Convinces Israel, Hamas to let it Aid 94,000 Poor Gaza Families

Qatar Convinces Israel, Hamas to let it Aid 94,000 Poor Gaza Families

Palestinian factions in Gaza, including Hamas, which on Thursday refused to receive the Qatari funds under “humiliating” Israeli conditions, are keeping silent

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Workers & a Seasoned Speaker Defeated Trump on Shutdown; it Wasn't about Gender

Workers & a Seasoned Speaker Defeated Trump on Shutdown; it Wasn’t about Gender

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some of the language being used for the victory of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over President Donald Trump with regard […]

Juan Cole

Venezuela
Pompeo taps Iran-Contra Death Squad Backer to 'Restore Democracy' in Venezuela

Pompeo taps Iran-Contra Death Squad Backer to ‘Restore Democracy’ in Venezuela

Abrams initially dismissed the massacre of nearly 1,000 civilians by the Salvadoran army at El Mozote in 1981.

AFP

Iraq
Party of Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr tables Bill to expel US Troops from Iraq

Party of Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr tables Bill to expel US Troops from Iraq

If passed, the bill would require all foreign military deployments — including troops and advisers — to leave the country within one year

Middle East Monitor

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