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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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Inequality
The New American Aristocrats: Growing Inequality threatens Democracy (Atlantic Video)

The New American Aristocrats: Growing Inequality threatens Democracy (Atlantic Video)

The Atlantic writer Matthew Stewart argues 9.9% of the population “takes wealth out of productive activities and invests it in walls.”

The Atlantic Youtube Channel

Israel/ Palestine
Five myths about Palestine’s youth activists – debunked

Five myths about Palestine’s youth activists – debunked

To suggest that young activists are passive pawns manipulated by the parties undercuts their agency and leadership

Julie M. Norman

Iran
Iran’s Rouhani: ‘world no longer accepts US deciding for them’

Iran’s Rouhani: ‘world no longer accepts US deciding for them’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani dismissed threats made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday

AFP

Donald Trump
How Pompeo's "Severest Sanctions" on Iran will Backfire

How Pompeo’s “Severest Sanctions” on Iran will Backfire

Historical experience predicts failure

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump Collusion: How afraid should we be of Mohammed Bin Zayed of the UAE?

Trump Collusion: How afraid should we be of Mohammed Bin Zayed of the UAE?

The crown prince of Abu Dhabi has a suspicious relationship with Vladimir Putin

Juan Cole

Iran
After Trump stab in Back, Will Iran withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty?

After Trump stab in Back, Will Iran withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty?

Angry Iranians, feeling betrayed, have demonstrated in large numbers against Trump

Reese Erlich

Syria
With Palestinian help, Syria forcing ISIL Terrorists from last pocket near Damascus

With Palestinian help, Syria forcing ISIL Terrorists from last pocket near Damascus

The evacuation of jihadists from southern Damascus follows intense fighting with Syrian regime forces

AFP

Iran
Europe must stand up to Trump bullying its Companies on Iran investments

Europe must stand up to Trump bullying its Companies on Iran investments

Europe’s security depends on defending the agreement with Iran

Jeffrey Sachs

Donald Trump
The Bolton Administration Has Already Begun

The Bolton Administration Has Already Begun

His next target? The North Korea talks

John Feffer

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