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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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Egypt
Centuries of Co-Existence: Jewish Cultural Heritage in Egypt and Morocco

Centuries of Co-Existence: Jewish Cultural Heritage in Egypt and Morocco

Beersheba (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – Amid the prevailing focus on the war and the geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East, it is easy […]

Yoram Meital

Displaced and Refugees
Why it's a Mistake that Cultural Heritage is often Overlooked when Assessing Refugee Claims

Why it’s a Mistake that Cultural Heritage is often Overlooked when Assessing Refugee Claims

By Sherine Al Shallah, UNSW Sydney | – (The Conversation) – Cultural heritage has long been targeted during conflict. This includes the destruction of the […]

The Conversation

Australasia
Blinded to all but the Anglo-Saxon “Five Eyes:” The Bias of US Policy toward Asia

Blinded to all but the Anglo-Saxon “Five Eyes:” The Bias of US Policy toward Asia

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Wherever he travels globally, President Biden has sought to project the United States as the rejuvenated leader of a broad coalition […]

Michael T. Klare

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When will Americans let the Palestinian People have their Fourth of July?

When will Americans let the Palestinian People have their Fourth of July?

Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Americans are commemorating the Fourth of July today, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Implicit in this holiday […]

Juan Cole

Elections
Amid Astonishing low Turnout, Iranians Mull Continuing Presidential Election Boycott in 2nd Round

Amid Astonishing low Turnout, Iranians Mull Continuing Presidential Election Boycott in 2nd Round

By Kian Sharifi | – ( RFE/RL ) – More than 60 percent of Iran’s electorate did not vote in the June 28 presidential election, […]

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Climate Crisis
Solar Power is about to Leave Nuclear and all other Energy Sources in the Dust

Solar Power is about to Leave Nuclear and all other Energy Sources in the Dust

By Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – Opposition leader Peter Dutton might have been hoping for […]

The Conversation

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Turning the Red Sea Redder: Will America's backing for Israel's War in Gaza Torch the Red Sea Region Too?

Turning the Red Sea Redder: Will America’s backing for Israel’s War in Gaza Torch the Red Sea Region Too?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In mid-June, the Associated Press announced that the U.S. Navy had been engaged in the most intense naval combat since the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Never Learns from its Mistakes: Why Netanyahu will Fail in Gaza

Israel Never Learns from its Mistakes: Why Netanyahu will Fail in Gaza

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel never learns from its mistakes. What Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is trying to implement in Gaza is […]

Ramzy Baroud

Climate Crisis
Startling Climate Change Impact: Hurricane Beryl’s Rapid intensification to Category 5 is Ominous

Startling Climate Change Impact: Hurricane Beryl’s Rapid intensification to Category 5 is Ominous

By Brian Tang, University at Albany, State University of New York | – (The Conversation) – Hurricane Beryl was the latest Atlantic storm to rapidly […]

The Conversation

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