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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

10/02/2025 By The Conversation

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US: Turkish-backed campaign against our Allies in Syria 'unacceptable'

US: Turkish-backed campaign against our Allies in Syria ‘unacceptable’

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Sunday evening, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally in Gaziantep, a city near the […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The California legislature worked on a carbon dioxide emissions reduction bill for a year, and is […]

Juan Cole

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America's Syria SNAFU: Pentagon's Militias fight Turkey & CIA's Militias

America’s Syria SNAFU: Pentagon’s Militias fight Turkey & CIA’s Militias

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Turkish incursion into Syria at Jarabulus was advertised as an attack on a Daesh (ISIS, […]

Juan Cole

Africa
The Russian Challenge to U.S. Policy in Africa

The Russian Challenge to U.S. Policy in Africa

Gregory Alonso Pirio and Robert Pittelli | Informed Comment | – – The United States and its Western allies, for the most part, consider the […]

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French Court lifts Municipal Burkini Ban;  & Why should you care what other people wear?

French Court lifts Municipal Burkini Ban; & Why should you care what other people wear?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Nicolas Cadène, in an interview at L’Express analyzes the French court ruling issued Friday that struck […]

Juan Cole

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ISIL sends families out of Mosul as Kurdish, Iraqi Army Forces advance

ISIL sends families out of Mosul as Kurdish, Iraqi Army Forces advance

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi military forces have taken the strategic town of al-Qayarah near the major city of Mosul […]

Juan Cole

Latinos
The Great Mexican Wall Deception

The Great Mexican Wall Deception

By Todd Miller | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – At the federal courthouse, Ignacio Sarabia asks the magistrate judge, Jacqueline Rateau, if he can explain why […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Is Turkey's incursion into Syria about Daesh, or about the Kurds?

Is Turkey’s incursion into Syria about Daesh, or about the Kurds?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkish military sources told the Anadol news agency that Wednesday’s military attack on the Syrian border […]

Juan Cole

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Top 6 Reasons Turkey is Finally attacking ISIL in Syria's Jarabulus

Top 6 Reasons Turkey is Finally attacking ISIL in Syria’s Jarabulus

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkey and coalition allies launch air strikes Wednesday morning against the Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) stronghold of […]

Juan Cole

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