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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

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

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

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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25% of Australian Homes have gone Solar and other Green Triumphs this Week

25% of Australian Homes have gone Solar and other Green Triumphs this Week

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Renewables continue to take the world by storm, which is good news for the climate. Because […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Human Rights Defenders Are Still Behind Bars in Turkey

Human Rights Defenders Are Still Behind Bars in Turkey

By Zara Rahman | ( GlobalVoices.org) | – – Eight of Turkey’s most respected human rights defenders were arrested last week, along with two information […]

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Authoritarianism
Saudi Bloc:  Qatar's Al Jazeera can Stay, it Just has to Report as We Say

Saudi Bloc: Qatar’s Al Jazeera can Stay, it Just has to Report as We Say

TeleSur | – – Al Jazeera said it rejects any “external intervention” and reiterates its “independence and professional editorial stance.” The four Arab countries currently […]

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Corruption
Who are the Trumps' Russian Fixers?  Meet Rinat Akhmetshin

Who are the Trumps’ Russian Fixers? Meet Rinat Akhmetshin

By Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL) | – – WASHINGTON — As recently as last year, Rinat Akhmetshin could be seen regularly pedaling through downtown […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Trump & Macron Consult on Syria Cease Fire in Shadow of Don Jr. Scandal

Trump & Macron Consult on Syria Cease Fire in Shadow of Don Jr. Scandal

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – French President Emmanuel Macron and his American counterpart Donald J. Trump consulted on a number of […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia — It’s With Corporations

Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia — It’s With Corporations

By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | – – The billionaires who backed Trump are making out a lot better than Putin. I’ve always been a […]

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Iraq
Does Sunni Fragmentation after ISIL threaten Iraq's Future?

Does Sunni Fragmentation after ISIL threaten Iraq’s Future?

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – As the date for a Baghdad summit on unity nears, the cracks are showing. It […]

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Militarization
What good is our Nat'l Security State if we're afraid to Leave Home?

What good is our Nat’l Security State if we’re afraid to Leave Home?

By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Has there ever been a nation as dedicated to preparing for doomsday as the United […]

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Arab World
Arab Youth Bulge: Could this Generation Explode Again?

Arab Youth Bulge: Could this Generation Explode Again?

By IPS World Desk ROME/AMMAN (IPS) – More than ever before, the Arab region now registers an unprecedented youth population growth while facing huge challenges […]

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