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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

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Can Republicans find the Spine to “Contain” Trump?

It remains to be seen whether Republicans have the will to rein in their president

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What exactly did Trump Promise Putin on Syria, START Nuclear Treaty?

The Russian press disagreed about whether the Putin-Trump Helsinki summit was contentless or whether new agreements were reached

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US Episcopalians Will Boycott Israeli Firms involved in West Bank Rights Abuses

US Episcopalians Will Boycott Israeli Firms involved in West Bank Rights Abuses

The US Episcopal Church has announced it has adopted a series of human rights resolutions which will screen Israeli companies

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Climate: Desertification degrades 30 mn Acres a Year when we Need 70% more Food

Our misuse and abuse of land and water is changing fertile land into deserts

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Expanding ‘Dead Zone’ in Arabian Sea raises Climate Change Fears

In the waters of the Arabian Sea, a vast “dead zone” the size of Scotland is expanding and scientists say climate change may be to blame

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Overstretch? US Special Ops Military deployed to 144 Countries Last Year

Sometimes shadowy missions ended in disaster

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Iraq: Massive Protests against US-Installed Gov’t Enter Second Week

Protests in Iraq continued into their second week Monday following days of clashes that left eight people dead

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Are your Personal Liberties at Stake if Brett Kavanaugh Joins the Court?

Are your Personal Liberties at Stake if Brett Kavanaugh Joins the Court?

If Americans lose the right to privacy enshrined in Roe, they’ll lose a lot more than abortion access

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DC Elites Shocked at Trump Bromance with Putin but Give Israel's Netanyahu a Pass

DC Elites Shocked at Trump Bromance with Putin but Give Israel’s Netanyahu a Pass

There is something profoundly hypocritical about US elites pretending that the US doesn’t embrace people like Putin all the time

Juan Cole

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