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The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security
Donald Trump

The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Within the span of 24 hours in early September, Russia deployed drones into Polish airspace, and […]

Federal Court:  Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

Federal Court: Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

10/01/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

10/01/2025 By William D. Hartung

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan:  New Taliban leader between Drones, ISIL & Negotiations

Afghanistan: New Taliban leader between Drones, ISIL & Negotiations

By Michael Semple | (The Conversation) | – – The May 21 drone strike that killed Taliban leader Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor was no ordinary assassination; […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Time to end the ‘hasbara’: Palestinian media and the search for a common story

Time to end the ‘hasbara’: Palestinian media and the search for a common story

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – Merely being in the company of hundreds of Palestinian journalists and other media professionals from […]

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Books
Trump too Horrifying for Stephen King

Trump too Horrifying for Stephen King

TeleSur | – – The writers condemn Trump’s appeals to the most violent elements of society, while encouraging aggression, intimidating his opponents and promoting racism. […]

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US-Backed Kurds begin Campaign against ISIL in Northern Syria

US-Backed Kurds begin Campaign against ISIL in Northern Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The left-leaning Beirut daily al-Safir (The Ambassador) discusses the beginning of a new campaign by the […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Why total Victory for Russia and Assad is a Pipedream: ISIL strikes in deep in Regime Territory

Why total Victory for Russia and Assad is a Pipedream: ISIL strikes in deep in Regime Territory

By Scott Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – Months after Russia spectacularly entered the Syrian conflict, [the so-called] Islamic State (IS) is still thumbing […]

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Climate Change
Trump accepts Climate Change threat . . . to his Golf Course

Trump accepts Climate Change threat . . . to his Golf Course

By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | ( The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump has said that he believes climate change […]

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National Security State
The Pentagon's War on Accountability:  At $600 Bn a Year, Why aren't any Wars being Won?

The Pentagon’s War on Accountability: At $600 Bn a Year, Why aren’t any Wars being Won?

By William D. Hartung | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Now you see it, now you don’t. Think of it as the Department of Defense’s version […]

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Alawites
ISIL hits Syrian Regime in Shiite northwest, killing 150

ISIL hits Syrian Regime in Shiite northwest, killing 150

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The leftist Beirut daily al-Safir reports that security in Syria broke down dramatically on Monday, as […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel:  Netanyahu reiterates opposition to French peace initiative

Israel: Netanyahu reiterates opposition to French peace initiative

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Monday his rejection of a French initiative for an […]

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