Informed Comment - Part 1428

Syria: Can Russia & US Broker a new Cease-Fire?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Stars and Stripes reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei […]

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Central Asia

The Plague of Karimov’s Rule in Uzbekistan

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The death of Islam Karimov, the president for life of Uzbekistan who came to power in […]

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Israel/ Palestine

EU condemns Israel’s approval of 463 squatter housing units across Palestinian West Bank

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The European Union released a statement on Friday condemning an Israeli decision on Wednesday to approve […]

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Europe

ISIL’s European Strategy

By Omar Ashour | ( Project Syndicate) | – – LONDON – Terrorist attacks by Islamic State (ISIS) affiliates and sympathizers over the past year […]

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Climate Change

Pope: Pollution, Carbon Emissions a Sin & Global Warming to harm the Poor

By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Humans are turning the planet into a ‘polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation, and filth,’ […]

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Featured

Top 8 Syrian-Americans whom we’d miss If Trump had Kept them out

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In his fiery speech demonizing immigrants to America on Wednesday night, Trump took a moment to […]

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Environmentalism

Florida: Politicians in Big Oil’s Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Florida voters have overwhelmingly passed Amendment 4, which exempts solar panels and solar equipment from […]

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Iraq