Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Britain’s Labour beat the Right, but Must hasten to Win Public Trust and heal Rift with own Left
Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Britain’s latest General Election held on 4th July was nothing short of a major political earthquake that put […]
Netanyahu and his bet on Trump
By Antoine Shalhat ( Middle East Monitor ) – It seems that the repercussions of the debate recently held between current US President Joe Biden […]
Ancient Arabian “Standing Stone Circles” show a Complex and Thriving Society
By Jane McMahon, University of Sydney | – (The Conversation) – To date, little has been known about people living in north-western Saudi Arabia during […]
Centuries of Co-Existence: Jewish Cultural Heritage in Egypt and Morocco
Beersheba (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – Amid the prevailing focus on the war and the geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East, it is easy […]
Why it’s a Mistake that Cultural Heritage is often Overlooked when Assessing Refugee Claims
By Sherine Al Shallah, UNSW Sydney | – (The Conversation) – Cultural heritage has long been targeted during conflict. This includes the destruction of the […]
Blinded to all but the Anglo-Saxon “Five Eyes:” The Bias of US Policy toward Asia
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Wherever he travels globally, President Biden has sought to project the United States as the rejuvenated leader of a broad coalition […]
When will Americans let the Palestinian People have their Fourth of July?
Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Americans are commemorating the Fourth of July today, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Implicit in this holiday […]
Amid Astonishing low Turnout, Iranians Mull Continuing Presidential Election Boycott in 2nd Round
By Kian Sharifi | – ( RFE/RL ) – More than 60 percent of Iran’s electorate did not vote in the June 28 presidential election, […]
Solar Power is about to Leave Nuclear and all other Energy Sources in the Dust
By Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – Opposition leader Peter Dutton might have been hoping for […]
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