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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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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

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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

China
The Dragon and the Lion: How China will Win Big from Trump's Scrapping of Iran Deal

The Dragon and the Lion: How China will Win Big from Trump’s Scrapping of Iran Deal

Pushing Iran into China’s waiting arms was unlikely to have been a major US policy goal in the Middle East

Neil Thompson

Iran
Why does the American Right hate, despise and abhor Iran so Much?

Why does the American Right hate, despise and abhor Iran so Much?

Conservatives see the world as threatening, and Evangelicals are competing for souls with Islam

Steven Hurst

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