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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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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Strip: Blockade Causing an End to Fresh Water Resources

Gaza Strip: Blockade Causing an End to Fresh Water Resources

By IMEMC News | – – International Solidarity Movement | Gaza Team | – – As every year, during the summer, the water shortage in […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Google Sparks Outrage by Abolishing Palestine on Maps

Google Sparks Outrage by Abolishing Palestine on Maps

TeleSur | – – Google’s decision to wipe Palestine from its map app and portray the occupied territories as Israel sparks online protest campaign. Journalists […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Looming Aleppo Battle indicts both sides of Civil War for breaking Cease-Fire

Looming Aleppo Battle indicts both sides of Civil War for breaking Cease-Fire

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The only thing worse than the new hero status of now-covert al-Qaeda operative Abu Muhammad al-Julani […]

Juan Cole

Japan
On 71st Anniversary of Hiroshima, the Fear of a Nuclear Trump

On 71st Anniversary of Hiroshima, the Fear of a Nuclear Trump

TeleSur | – – Donald Trump also recently asked a national security expert three times why, since the US has nuclear weapons, it can’t use […]

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Russia
Will Syria Issue derail Turkey-Russia Rapprochement?

Will Syria Issue derail Turkey-Russia Rapprochement?

By Abbas Djavadi | ( RFE/RL ) | – – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to St. Petersburg on August 9 to meet with […]

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Climate Change
Iowa could go 100% Green with Wind in only 14 years, w/ Few Birds Killed, Mr. Trump

Iowa could go 100% Green with Wind in only 14 years, w/ Few Birds Killed, Mr. Trump

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iowa gets 31% of its electricity from wind turbines, the highest percentage in the nation (though […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Democrats Are Still Divided on Israel, But Clinton Runs Way to the Right

Democrats Are Still Divided on Israel, But Clinton Runs Way to the Right

By Naomi Dann | Foreign Policy in Focus | (Originally published in Lobelog) Some see Democratic VP pick Tim Kaine as a promising counterbalance to […]

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Syria: Key ISIL Smuggling city, Manbij, falls to Kurd-Arab Force

Syria: Key ISIL Smuggling city, Manbij, falls to Kurd-Arab Force

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Syrian War is nowhere near over, but the Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) episode may be drawing […]

Juan Cole

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ISIL Captures Thousands trying to flee it in Iraq, Executes a Dozen

ISIL Captures Thousands trying to flee it in Iraq, Executes a Dozen

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Oman Daily’s Jabbar al-Rubaie reports that Iraqi security sources announced yesterday that Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) […]

Juan Cole

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