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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar
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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bombed the building being used by civilian Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar, […]

Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

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Is Trump Christian America’s Golden Calf?

Is Trump Christian America’s Golden Calf?

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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 […]

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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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Donald Trump
The Real Victims of Trump-Putin Illiberalism:   Women

The Real Victims of Trump-Putin Illiberalism: Women

By Gail Ukockis | (Informed Comment) | – – When I first read about the Russian government decriminalizing domestic violence recently, my first thought was: […]

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