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

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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Afghanistan
On Memorial Day, US Troops still Dying in Afghanistan but 1/2 the Country is Lost

On Memorial Day, US Troops still Dying in Afghanistan but 1/2 the Country is Lost

The Afghanistan government controls only about half of Afghanistan, 229 of 407 districts. Maybe because it is a bad news story, our Afghanistan War, the […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
In Bid to Erase Arab Spring from History, Egyptian Junta Arrests Legendary Blogger Wael Abbas

In Bid to Erase Arab Spring from History, Egyptian Junta Arrests Legendary Blogger Wael Abbas

Abbas was arrested on accusations of “spreading false news” and “joining a banned group”

Committee to Protect Journalists

Turkey
Cliffhanger: Could Turkey's Authoritarian President Erdogan Actually Lose June Snap Elections?

Cliffhanger: Could Turkey’s Authoritarian President Erdogan Actually Lose June Snap Elections?

Depending on their ability to go through hoops, the opposition might have a real shot at winning

Edgar Şar

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians in Gaza Plan to Try to Breach Israeli Sea Blockade

Palestinians in Gaza Plan to Try to Breach Israeli Sea Blockade

Organizers said it would be the first attempt of its kind from the Gaza Strip

AFP

Featured
Legal?  Despite Withdrawal Pledge, Trump's Massive Mission Creep in Syria

Legal? Despite Withdrawal Pledge, Trump’s Massive Mission Creep in Syria

How is fighting Syrian government troops part of the US mission in Syria? Only by virtue of mission creep

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Journalists Condemn Israeli Bill Criminalizing Photography of Soldiers

Palestinian Journalists Condemn Israeli Bill Criminalizing Photography of Soldiers

The bill would criminalize the photographing or recording of Israeli soldiers while on duty

Maan News Agency

Iraq
With Some Sunnis Voting for Shiites, is Iraq After ISIL Becoming Less Sectarian?

With Some Sunnis Voting for Shiites, is Iraq After ISIL Becoming Less Sectarian?

Voters valued independence and integrity above all

Karl Kaltenthaler

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arrests: What is Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman up to?

Saudi Arrests: What is Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman up to?

The prince, who has been glowingly portrayed as a reformer, has been silent about the recent arrests of women’s rights activists

Brian Whitaker

Israel/ Palestine
What Accounts for America’s Sadism toward Palestinians?

What Accounts for America’s Sadism toward Palestinians?

The United States isn’t just indifferent, it is implicated in the violence of the past few weeks

Razan Azzarkani

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