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Under the Sea: China’s Digital Silk Road and the Middle East
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Under the Sea: China’s Digital Silk Road and the Middle East

Neil Thompson

London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – China-US geopolitical rivalries have manifested in many arenas from esoteric ones like export controls over semiconductor chips, to […]

The Obliteration Doctrine, and the West’s Complicity

The Obliteration Doctrine, and the West’s Complicity

08/15/2025 By Dan Steinbock

No Country is an Island: Trump’s Destruction of Global Heath will Bite us on the Posterior

No Country is an Island: Trump’s Destruction of Global Heath will Bite us on the Posterior

08/15/2025 By William deBuys

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Israeli Lawmaker: Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’ Explains Support for Netanyahu

Israeli Lawmaker: Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’ Explains Support for Netanyahu

Member of the Knesset Miki Zohar made the comments during a radio debate with veteran political journalist Dan Margalit

Middle East Monitor

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In Quoting Bible on Tearing Children from Parents, Sessions Echoes Israeli Practices

In Quoting Bible on Tearing Children from Parents, Sessions Echoes Israeli Practices

The Israeli army takes away the children, sometimes in the dark of night, without informing the parents of the minors

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza’s Infant Mortality increased in past Decade; 6 Times Israel’s, Twice Jordan’s

Gaza’s Infant Mortality increased in past Decade; 6 Times Israel’s, Twice Jordan’s

A United Nations relief agency “warned that infant mortality has not declined for the last decade in Gaza Strip”

Middle East Monitor

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Yemen: Huthis Pledge to ‘Confront Tyranny’ as Saudi-Led Forces Kill Dozens in Attack Key Port

Yemen: Huthis Pledge to ‘Confront Tyranny’ as Saudi-Led Forces Kill Dozens in Attack Key Port

Yemen’s rebel chief urged his forces to fight on against pro-government troops pressing a Saudi-backed offensive

Fawaz al-Haidari

National Security State
The Escalating Tragedy of American Imperial Overstretch

The Escalating Tragedy of American Imperial Overstretch

One of these days we may be facing “regime change” on a planetary scale

Tom Engelhardt

Animals
Americans cheer for #MPRraccoon in Skyscraper Climb but are often Unsympathetic to Climb of Immigrants (Video)

Americans cheer for #MPRraccoon in Skyscraper Climb but are often Unsympathetic to Climb of Immigrants (Video)

A raccoon climbed more than 20 stories up the side of an office building in St. Paul as millions of people watched its progress online

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120 Nations Condemn Israel for Gaza Shootings, including Russia, China, France & 11 other European States

120 Nations Condemn Israel for Gaza Shootings, including Russia, China, France & 11 other European States

Human Rights Watch concluded that there are credible grounds for charging Israeli officials with war crimes

Juan Cole

Yemen
Saudi & UAE-Backed Forces Attack Key Yemen Port of Hodeida, Risking Humanitarian Disaster

Saudi & UAE-Backed Forces Attack Key Yemen Port of Hodeida, Risking Humanitarian Disaster

Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive Wednesday to retake the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, a key aid hub

Fawaz al-Haidari

Israel/ Palestine
Int’l Criminal Court must investigate Top Israeli Officials for Gaza War Crimes:  HRW

Int’l Criminal Court must investigate Top Israeli Officials for Gaza War Crimes: HRW

Accountability Needed for Officials Who Authorized Lethal Force

Human Rights Watch

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