Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
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No, Donald Trump, we can’t just “take their oil”
By Emily Schwartz Greco | (Otherwords.org) | – – Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign ad pledged to “take their oil.” That’s what President (gasp) Trump […]
Top 5 Ways Putin has won big in Syria and why Europe is embracing him
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russia is so far winning big in Syria, and making Moscow’s projection of force in the […]
Why has Turkish Foreign Policy Gone Rogue & What does it mean for the US?
By Nader Habibi | (The Conversation) | – – Turkey has become one of America’s most vital partners in the Middle East in promoting stability […]
Are Palestinian-Israelis going from 2nd Class Citizens to 3rd Class?
By Nadim Nashif and Raya Naamneh | Al-Shabaka | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – Israel still portrays itself as a Jewish and democratic state. […]
Why Flint’s Tainted Water is a Human Rights Disaster
By Amanda Klasing, Senior Researcher, Women’s Rights Division | (Human Rights Watch) | – – Nearly two years ago, the city of Flint, Michigan switched […]
Not just “Immigrants”: 3 Arab-Americans Central to American History
By Hsain Ilahiane | (Informed Comment) | – – Arabs and Muslims Made and Are Still Making America Great: One came on foot, one with […]
Tahrir 5 Years Later: The Hurdles to Democratization & Arab Youth Revolts
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A frequently met-with Western political and often journalistic narrative of the 2011 youth revolts in the […]
Daesh/ ISIL in the Digital Realm v2.0
By Michael Degerald | ( History X ISIS ) Not long ago I wrote a piece that explored various facets of how Daesh, the organization, […]
The Kurdish Women fighters taking on Daesh/ ISIL: An Eyewitness Account
By Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – It was the sort of invitation that causes both excitement and trepidation, an invite to […]
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