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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Colonialism
Human Zoos in the Age of Trump

Human Zoos in the Age of Trump

Current policies echo an era when millions of Europeans and Americans considered it perfectly natural to treat fellow humans as beasts

Ariel Dorfman

Immigration
Why Families and Refugees And America Lose Big with Trump Travel Ban

Why Families and Refugees And America Lose Big with Trump Travel Ban

Thousands now face indefinite separation from family members from the affected countries. Thousands more will be denied safe harbor

Raquel Aldana

NATO
Trump Stuns NATO with Demand to Double Defence Spending

Trump Stuns NATO with Demand to Double Defence Spending

US President Donald Trump shocked allies at a fraught NATO summit on Wednesday by suddenly demanding that members double their defense spending

Damon Wake

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No Trump, Germany doesn't Get 70% of its Energy From Putin; it gets 41% from Renewables

No Trump, Germany doesn’t Get 70% of its Energy From Putin; it gets 41% from Renewables

Trump made the false claim that Germany gets 70% of its energy from Russia

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
No, Trump is not going to Save UK or Theresa May from Economic Consequences of Brexit

No, Trump is not going to Save UK or Theresa May from Economic Consequences of Brexit

May has been left blowing in the wind by the right wing of her own party

Juan Cole

Arab World
Emerging Superpower China Offers Arab States $20 bn. in Development Loans

Emerging Superpower China Offers Arab States $20 bn. in Development Loans

China will provide Arab states with $20 billion in loans for economic development, President Xi Jinping told top Arab officials Tuesday

AFP

Iran
Iranians Dance To Protest Detention Of Teen Over Instagram Videos

Iranians Dance To Protest Detention Of Teen Over Instagram Videos

Iranian social-media users are expressing support for a teenager who was detained over her Instagram dance videos

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Supreme Court
Does this Change Everything? Kavanaugh Pick Cements Generational Rightward Tilt on Court

Does this Change Everything? Kavanaugh Pick Cements Generational Rightward Tilt on Court

The decision cements a rightward tilt on the top judicial body

Michael Mathes

Israel
Open Apartheid? Israeli Bill that would allow Jewish-Only Communities worries President

Open Apartheid? Israeli Bill that would allow Jewish-Only Communities worries President

Israel’s president raised alarm Tuesday over a proposed law seen as opening the door to the establishment of Jewish-only communities

AFP

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