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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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Saudi Arabia
Is Saudi Arabia's 'Islamic' Coalition against Terrorism a Paper Tiger?

Is Saudi Arabia’s ‘Islamic’ Coalition against Terrorism a Paper Tiger?

By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/RL ) | – – Saudi Arabia made a splash when it announced the formation of a 34-country "Islamic" alliance […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Hillary Clinton goes full Neocon at AIPAC, Demonizes Iran, Palestinians

Hillary Clinton goes full Neocon at AIPAC, Demonizes Iran, Palestinians

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I once heard Hillary Clinton give her AIPAC speech at a university. It doesn’t change much, […]

Juan Cole

Latin America
Obama in Historic Tour of Old Havana

Obama in Historic Tour of Old Havana

TeleSur | – – Obama will spend two and half days in Cuba, where he will meet with U.S.-backed activists and attend a baseball game. […]

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Bill of Rights
How Bush-Cheneyism made Mideast in its Image: Wars, WOT, With us or Against Us

How Bush-Cheneyism made Mideast in its Image: Wars, WOT, With us or Against Us

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Thirteen years after the illegal US invasion of Iraq, it is worth considering its full impact […]

Juan Cole

China
The New Interventionists: It isn't just the Yanquis any more

The New Interventionists: It isn’t just the Yanquis any more

Mark Leonard | ( Project Syndicate ) | – – In the 1990s, after genocides in Rwanda and the Balkans, Western countries developed a doctrine […]

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Islam-hatred
White Terrorist and Muslim-Hater Breivik Sues Norway over 'Inhumane Treatment'

White Terrorist and Muslim-Hater Breivik Sues Norway over ‘Inhumane Treatment’

AJ+ | – – “Anders Breivik’s trial over inhumane prison conditions just ended. His more serious complaints include 23-hour isolation, censorship and hundreds of strip […]

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Israel/ Palestine
How Israel has trapped its Bedouins between a dump and red tape

How Israel has trapped its Bedouins between a dump and red tape

By Jonah Mandel | ( Your Middle East ) | – – The almost unbearable stench of the dump fades for a moment when Musa […]

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Syria:  Russia Targets Daesh in Palmyra despite Drawdown

Syria: Russia Targets Daesh in Palmyra despite Drawdown

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Despite the Russian announcement of a determination to withdraw the bulk of its air force from […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iranians Celebrate first Now Ruz (New Year's) Since lifting of Int'l Sanctions

Iranians Celebrate first Now Ruz (New Year’s) Since lifting of Int’l Sanctions

CCTV | (Video News Report) | – – “March 20 marks the Persian New Year, Nowruz, which translates as “New Day.” Millions of people across […]

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