San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Within the span of 24 hours in early September, Russia deployed drones into Polish airspace, and […]
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Putin offers Comey Asylum, likens him to Snowden
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – BBC Monitoring translates the remarks of Russian President Vladimir Putin broadcast on Rosiyya 1 TV on […]
From Syria to Somalia: Where have all the Children Gone?
By Karen J. Greenberg | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “This is a war against normal life.” So said CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward, describing the […]
How Long can Qatar defy its powerful neighbors? It depends on Trump
By Nader Habibi | (Conversation) | – – The recent decision by half the nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and a few other […]
Don’t get mad over Trump’s Climate Policies, Get Even
By Michael Brune | ( Otherwords.org ) | – – The White House may have accidentally sparked a revolution in efforts to address climate change. […]
Mattis overrules Trump on Qatari “terrorism,” sells it $12 bn in F-15s
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis defied his boss Donald Trump on Wednesday and inked a deal […]
The top 4 Challenges facing the Arab World
By Tarek Osman | (Project Syndicate) | – – LONDON – Fifty years after the Six Days War, the Middle East remains a region in […]
The End of pan-Arab Media? Governments Ban whole Channels, Fine Fans
Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Arab countries engaged in a dispute with Qatar have shut down media outlets with links to or […]
Did Sessions and Trump conspire to obstruct justice?
By Clark D. Cunningham | (The Conversation) | – – Did Attorney General Jeff Sessions conspire with President Donald Trump to fabricate a false story […]
Why Saudi Extremism, Instability is an Argument for EVs, Wind and Solar Energy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi Arabia has gotten too big for its britches, and the oil-producing Middle East is turning […]
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