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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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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, […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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 […]

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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

Donald Trump
Did the Supreme Court just Immunize Trump from his Insurrectionist Tweets?

Did the Supreme Court just Immunize Trump from his Insurrectionist Tweets?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I may not have a law degree, but I do know a great deal from personal experience (as a pioneering […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Pro-Palestinian protesters slam U of Michigan for asking Michigan AG to press Charges against Students

Pro-Palestinian protesters slam U of Michigan for asking Michigan AG to press Charges against Students

By: Jon King – A coalition of student groups at the University of Michigan say Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is now looking into possible […]

Michigan Advance

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Army Spokesman admits Hamas can't be Destroyed, as Netanyahu eyes War with Hezbollah

Israeli Army Spokesman admits Hamas can’t be Destroyed, as Netanyahu eyes War with Hezbollah

By Jonathan Este, The Conversation | – Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from […]

The Conversation

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Netanyahu, emboldened by Biden's Debate Performance, again Defies US, Intensifies Attacks on Gaza

Netanyahu, emboldened by Biden’s Debate Performance, again Defies US, Intensifies Attacks on Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu once again rejected the Biden peace deal on Sunday, vowing complete victory. After Biden’s […]

Juan Cole

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