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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Are China and N. Korea biggest Winners from Trump dissing Iran Deal?

Are China and N. Korea biggest Winners from Trump dissing Iran Deal?

In reneging on JCPOA re: Iran, Trump is giving North Korea new ammunition

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Saudi Arabia
Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly so paranoid?

Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly so paranoid?

By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | – – In the past, Saudi Arabia depended upon its enormous oil wealth and the United States […]

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Iraq
Kirkuk Kurds Anguished about Future of Province

Kirkuk Kurds Anguished about Future of Province

By Shalaw Mohammed | (Niqash.org) | (Kirkuk) | – – People in the northern city of Kirkuk have lived through a lot, including attacks by […]

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Feminism
Beyond the “Me Too” campaign: Sexual harassers and adult bullies

Beyond the “Me Too” campaign: Sexual harassers and adult bullies

By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – His name was Jesse. I would have considered him to be handsome but for his dark […]

Juan Cole

Bush
Iran’s Khamenei: We’ll observe Deal if Europe does, despite “Charlatan,” Trump

Iran’s Khamenei: We’ll observe Deal if Europe does, despite “Charlatan,” Trump

The Leader of Iran said that Trump’s obvious Stupidity should not Lull Iranians since he is sneaky

Juan Cole

Archaeology
Volcano-driven Climate Change Defeated Egypt's Ptolemies

Volcano-driven Climate Change Defeated Egypt’s Ptolemies

By Steven Young | ( The Watchers) | – – Around 245 BCE Ptolemy III, ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, made a decision […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Is racial bias driving Trump's neglect of Puerto Rico?

Is racial bias driving Trump’s neglect of Puerto Rico?

By Lauren Lluveras | (The Conversation) | – – The morning after Hurricane Maria blasted through Puerto Rico, I emailed my aunt to ask if […]

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Buddhism
Burma: New Satellite Images Confirm Mass Destruction of Rohingya

Burma: New Satellite Images Confirm Mass Destruction of Rohingya

Human Rights Watch | – – 288 Villages, Tens of Thousands of Structures Torched (New York) – Newly released satellite images reveal that at least […]

Juan Cole

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ISIL was ended not by Trump or Obama but by Muslims

ISIL was ended not by Trump or Obama but by Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Raqqa, the capital of the ISIL phony “caliphate” in eastern Syria, has completely fallen, according to […]

Juan Cole

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