Book Review: Vali Nasr, “Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History”, (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Islamic Republic […]
Main Content
Saudi Crown Prince fears Assassination if he Recognizes Israel without getting a Palestinian State
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nahal Toosi at Politico reported on Wednesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the de facto ruler of Saudi […]
Trump, the Candidate from Hell, wants to Make America a Hellhole
Donald Trump is all too literally the candidate from hell and, yes, he’s threatening to take the United States and the world to — no […]
The Rate of Global Heating varies, but Temperatures will rise over Time until we Halt CO2 Emissions
By Christopher Merchant, University of Reading | – A 13-month streak of record-breaking global warmth has ended. From June 2023 until June 2024, air and […]
Ultra-Orthodox Threaten to Bolt Netanyahu’s Government over Prayer at the Temple Mount
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Times of Israel reported that a schism is brewing on the Israeli right wing. The Ultra-Orthodox object to Jews […]
Sadism as a Tool of War in Gaza
By Samah Jabr | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Prisoners have recounted being paraded before the Israeli public in cages, being spat at […]
3 Years after the Taliban’s Return, Afghanistan is a broken country facing problems of Terrorism Again
By Amin Saikal, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – This week marks the third year since America’s retreat from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s […]
Refashioning War through Aid in Palestine – Elastic Empire
Review of Lisa Bhungalia, “Elastic Empire: Refashioning War through Aid in Palestine” (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) –– […]
How Rupert Murdoch helped create a Monster – the era of Trumpism – and then lost Control of it
By Rodney Tiffen, University of Sydney | – (The Conversation) – You can’t help but feel sorry for Rupert Murdoch. In Mary Shelley’s famous novel, […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s War on Rooftop Solar is a Bad Omen for the Country
( Tomdispatch.com ) – California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to be taking climate change seriously, at least when he’s in front of a microphone and […]
© 2025 All Rights Reserved