Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mahmoud Mujadala at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the spokesman for the Israeli army, Effie Defrin, announced Monday […]
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Can Fortress Europe survive Trump, Putin and the new Political Dark Age?
( Tomdispatch.com ) – The news of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest surprised me. It’s not that I doubted the former leader of the Philippines was guilty […]
Your Gasoline Car is an Engine of Trump’s Fascism: Resistance requires going Green
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mussolini defined fascism as the “merger of state and corporate power.” But not all corporations are equally complicit. Obviously, our […]
With Proxies Weakened, Iran bets on Missiles for Defense
By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/ RL) – Iran says it has numerous underground missile bases across Iran, and sporadically unveils some with a lot of […]
Gaza: Israeli Military War Crimes While Occupying Hospitals
Denial of Care, Deadly Forced Evacuations, Destruction of Medical Facilities Israeli military forces caused deaths and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian patients while occupying hospitals in […]
Amid Gaza Protests: – Top 5 Ways Israeli PM Netanyahu kept Hamas in Power
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The London-based, Saudi-owned pan-Arab daily, Al-Sharq al-Awsat [The Middle East], reports that demonstrations against Hamas broke out this week in […]
The Battle for Khartoum: Tracking Sudan’s War over two Years
By Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation (The Conversation) – Sudan has been engulfed in brutal conflict since 15 April 2023, when tensions between the country’s two […]
Condemnation of Columbia U. for Endangering Int’l Studies in U.S. by Caving to Intrusive Gov’t
Middle East Studies Association | American Comparative Literature Association | American Studies Association | Association for Asian Studies | National Women’s Studies Association | – […]
China’s BYD has a $16K “Tesla-killer,” as IEA finds EVs are an Oil Company-Killer
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Incredible new developments in electric vehicles are taking place in China with global implications. China’s BYD sold $100 billion worth […]
Iraq’s Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis
Sarah Sanbar Iraq Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division ( Human Rights Watch ) – By any metric, Iraq’s environment is under severe pressure. […]