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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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Rep. Steve King, White People and 'Civilization'

Rep. Steve King, White People and ‘Civilization’

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Rep. Steve King objected to a comment during a cable news discussion at MSNBC that this […]

Juan Cole

Plutocracy
GOP Convention Opens in City Pillaged by Its Policies

GOP Convention Opens in City Pillaged by Its Policies

TeleSur | – – Cleveland, once called the Mistake on the Lake, hosts nominating convention of the political party that authored its downfall Just a […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli opposition leader warns of ‘uprising of hatred’ in Israel

Israeli opposition leader warns of ‘uprising of hatred’ in Israel

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog warned of what he called “growing hatred and racism” in Israel […]

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Christians
Newt Should Check out Mike Pence's Christian Sharia

Newt Should Check out Mike Pence’s Christian Sharia

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Newt Gingrich suggested late last week on cable tv that Muslim Americans should be asked if […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Defeating ISIL in Iraq will Take Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation, not Just Tanks

Defeating ISIL in Iraq will Take Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation, not Just Tanks

London (Informed Comment) – As Iraqi, Kurdish and Syrian forces squeeze its territory in the Arab world and Turkey hunts down the group’s support networks […]

Neil Thompson

Drones
Assassination by Robot is now US Policy

Assassination by Robot is now US Policy

By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Think of it as the Trojan Drone, the ultimate techno-weapon of American warfare in these […]

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military
The Turkish Coup -- Real or Imagined?

The Turkish Coup — Real or Imagined?

Erdağ Göknar | (Duke Today) | – – Durham, NC – As if it were having a Cold War flashback, Turkey experienced a surprise coup […]

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Long Knives in Ankara: Victorious Erdogan begins Purge of Judiciary, Army

Long Knives in Ankara: Victorious Erdogan begins Purge of Judiciary, Army

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – President Tayyip Erdogan is taking advantage of the failed coup against him to purge the judiciary and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians rally for Erdogan, condemn Coup Attempt

Palestinians rally for Erdogan, condemn Coup Attempt

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an) — The Hamas movement organized several demonstrations in the besieged Gaza Strip Saturday morning, rejecting Friday night’s […]

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