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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Juan Cole

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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

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

Sometimes shadowy missions ended in disaster

Nick Turse

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

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

AFP

Supreme Court
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

Olivia Alperstein

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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

Russia
Backed by Putin Air Force, Syrian Army rapidly takes 90% of Daraa

Backed by Putin Air Force, Syrian Army rapidly takes 90% of Daraa

Syrian regime forces backed by Russia made sweeping advances on Monday against rebels holding out in the country’s vital southern zone

Rouba El Husseini

Donald Trump
Trump calls EU "Foe," on Eve of Putin Summit, on basis of his Zero-Sum Mercantilism

Trump calls EU “Foe,” on Eve of Putin Summit, on basis of his Zero-Sum Mercantilism

Trump categorized the European Union as a “foe” of the US, appearing to put it on the same footing as Russia and China

Juan Cole

Solar Energy
Latin America’s largest solar park turns Mexican desert green

Latin America’s largest solar park turns Mexican desert green

When the plant reaches full capacity later this year, it will supply enough electricity to power 1.3 million homes

Yussel Gonzalez

National Security State
For 40 Million US Working Poor, Trillion-Dollar Foreign Military Adventures Don’t Bring Security

For 40 Million US Working Poor, Trillion-Dollar Foreign Military Adventures Don’t Bring Security

The greatest threat day-to-day threat for millions of Americans isn’t terrorism or North Korea, it’s economic insecurity

Rajan Menon

Afghanistan
Raising Questions about Trump Policies,  Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Highest in Decade

Raising Questions about Trump Policies, Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Highest in Decade

The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in the first six months of 2018

Allison Jackson

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