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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

Juan Cole

Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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Lifting from the Bottom: How to Survive Donald Trump’s America

By Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes ( Tomdispatch.com ) – “If they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when […]

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What will Trump’s Second Term mean for the Middle East?

What will Trump’s Second Term mean for the Middle East?

Trabzon, Turkey (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The U.S. presidential elections are among the most consequential for the Middle East, second only to elections […]

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Saudi Arabia Pursues 'Cautious Detente' With Longtime Rival Iran despite Looming Trump 2.0

Saudi Arabia Pursues ‘Cautious Detente’ With Longtime Rival Iran despite Looming Trump 2.0

By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/ RL ) – Iran and Saudi Arabia have been bitter rivals for decades, vying to lead competing branches of Islam […]

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Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening Ocean Circulation, speeding up Warming down South

By Laurie Menviel, UNSW Sydney and Gabriel Pontes, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – A vast network of ocean currents nicknamed the “great global ocean conveyor […]

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“Gaza Yet Stands:”  Legendary Journalist Bob Scheer interviews Juan Cole on his new Book

“Gaza Yet Stands:” Legendary Journalist Bob Scheer interviews Juan Cole on his new Book

Legendary journalist Bob Scheer interviewed me about my new book, “Gaza Yet Stands,” for his Scheerpost radio program, which is also available at YouTube . […]

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Crackpot U.S. Senator Threatens to Invade Netherlands over ICC Warrants against Israel’s Netanyahu

Crackpot U.S. Senator Threatens to Invade Netherlands over ICC Warrants against Israel’s Netanyahu

( Middle East Monitor ) – US Senator, Tom Cotton, has threatened military action against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it issued arrest warrants […]

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Will Washington pressure Ankara to reverse its anti-Israel actions? Turkey Turns Screws on Israel

Will Washington pressure Ankara to reverse its anti-Israel actions? Turkey Turns Screws on Israel

By Philip Balboni ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Since October 7, 2023, Turkey has occupied an awkward and uncertain role amid the ongoing […]

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What could go Wrong? Some wealthy Jewish Americans risk alliance with Trump's White Christian Nationalism

What could go Wrong? Some wealthy Jewish Americans risk alliance with Trump’s White Christian Nationalism

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A small coterie of wealthy Jewish Americans are perversely giddy and glowing over convicted criminal Donald Trump’s […]

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The Int’l Criminal Court issues Arrest Warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, charging War Crimes

The Int’l Criminal Court issues Arrest Warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, charging War Crimes

By Catherine Gegout, University of Nottingham | – (The Conversation) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister, Benjamin […]

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