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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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

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

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

AFP

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?

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

The Conversation

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

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

Greg Grandin

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?

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

AFP

History
Islamophobia versus World History: Rediscovering Marshall Hodgson

Islamophobia versus World History: Rediscovering Marshall Hodgson

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

Edmund Burke III

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

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

Juan Cole

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

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

Also urged the Kurds not to “provoke” Ankara.

AFP

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”

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

AFP

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

Political power will get more decentralised and diffused

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