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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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Yemen
UN: Saudi-led  Coalition inflicts 60% of Yemen Deaths, Injuries

UN: Saudi-led Coalition inflicts 60% of Yemen Deaths, Injuries

Some 236 civilians were killed in Yemen in April making it the deadliest month for the war-torn state this year

Middle East Monitor

Saudi Arabia
Saudi-financed Belgian mosques teach hatred of Jews, gays: report

Saudi-financed Belgian mosques teach hatred of Jews, gays: report

Saudi-financed mosques in Belgium promote anti-semitic stereotypes and call for the persecution of homosexuals, according to a leaked report

AFP

Corruption
Russian Firm That Paid Michael Cohen also hired Trump Lawyer Kasowitz

Russian Firm That Paid Michael Cohen also hired Trump Lawyer Kasowitz

The investment firm that the two Trump attorneys worked for, Columbus Nova, calls it a “coincidence.”

Justin Elliott

Iran
Why there isn't likely to be a conventional War between Israel and Iran

Why there isn’t likely to be a conventional War between Israel and Iran

Despite the saber rattling, a large-scale ground war appears unlikely

Juan Cole

Iran
The Coming American Assault on Iran

The Coming American Assault on Iran

The meaning of Trump’s alleged “isolationism” is finally becoming clear

Tarek R. Dika

Climate Change
Trump kills NASA program to Track Greenhouse Gases that cause Global Heating

Trump kills NASA program to Track Greenhouse Gases that cause Global Heating

The Trump administration just killed a major NASA program that monitored greenhouse gases

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Arms and Manipulation: How the Saudis and UAE took Trump for a Ride

Arms and Manipulation: How the Saudis and UAE took Trump for a Ride

The embrace of reckless and undemocratic regimes by President Trump has far-reaching implications for American foreign policy

Tomdispatch

Iran
Trump, having Violated Iran Treaty, Insists Tehran Continue to Submit to Inspections

Trump, having Violated Iran Treaty, Insists Tehran Continue to Submit to Inspections

Days after the US president walked away from the nuclear deal, senior administration officials said monitoring should continue regardless

Andrew Beatty

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Costa Rica's new President Promises 100% Green Energy, aims to be 1st such Nation

Costa Rica’s new President Promises 100% Green Energy, aims to be 1st such Nation

He said that he wants his government to have a plan for moving toward a completely renewables-based society within six months

Juan Cole

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Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

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