Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]
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The Saudi Problem: Wildly Erratic, and Savagely Lashing out from Yemen to Qatar to . . . Canada?
Mohamed Bin Salman is at it again. The yacht-loving Renaissance art collector who tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the American elite […]
Moving toward a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
(Informed Comment) – Seventy-three years ago, on August 6 and August 9, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and […]
Palestine Recognized as Sovereign State by Outgoing Colombia Government
Bogota (AFP) – Colombia recognized Palestine as a sovereign state in the days before new President Ivan Duque took office, according to a letter from […]
Why Iranians shrug off Trump Sanctions: ‘No one in the World Trusts US’
Tehran (AFP) – If the US was hoping renewed sanctions on Iran would cause immediate economic turmoil and mass anti-government protests, it may be disappointed, […]
Yes, Lou Dobbs, Mueller is Engaged in a Jihad–and that’s a Good Thing
Jihad in the Qur’an is the moral struggle to do good, and the Prophet is said to have defined it as speaking the word of truth to a tyrant
Europe, Russia, China defy Trump on Iran Sanctions
A further round of new Trump sanctions against Iran went into effect yesterday, but the president is failing to get buy-in from allies and rivals, […]
How Trump’s Trade War Hurts Working-Class Americans
By Jeffrey Kucik | – President Donald Trump justifies tariffs on imports by arguing that “unfair trade policies” have harmed American workers. This has led […]
Israeli Arabs Launch High Court Challenge to Apartheid Law As Shaked Warns Justices
Israeli Justice Minister known for anti-Palestinian hate speech warns of ‘earthquake’ if court finds Palestinian-Israelis equal citizens
Saudis Seek to Silence Foreign Critics as Canada Feud Erupts
Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic rupture with Canada underscores the kingdom’s newly combative foreign policy to tame international criticism after a crackdown on domestic […]