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Do UN “Snapback” Sanctions really Matter to the Iranian Economy and its Nuclear Program?
Donald Trump

Do UN “Snapback” Sanctions really Matter to the Iranian Economy and its Nuclear Program?

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The E3 — France, Britain and Germany — successfully led a bid at the UN Security Council Friday to reimpose […]

Jimmy Kimmel’s Reinstatement shows the Power of Noncooperation

Jimmy Kimmel’s Reinstatement shows the Power of Noncooperation

09/28/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

The Path to Genocide is protected by the International Community

The Path to Genocide is protected by the International Community

09/28/2025 By Ramona Wadi

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Human Rights
Does Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo go far enough in restoring Constitution?

Does Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo go far enough in restoring Constitution?

TeleSur | – – President Obama is making his case to the nation to finally close the much maligned detention center in his final year […]

Juan Cole

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Trump must honor the Immigrant & Undocumented Veterans of American Foreign Wars

Trump must honor the Immigrant & Undocumented Veterans of American Foreign Wars

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump, the ultimate chickenhawk, pretends to be a big booster of veterans, but as far […]

Juan Cole

Petroleum
The Saudi-Russian Oil Price Freeze is about Power, not Money

The Saudi-Russian Oil Price Freeze is about Power, not Money

By Nafis Alam | (The Conversation) | – – Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two most powerful oil producers, have reached a tentative agreement […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Sewage, clean Water provided to Palestinian village by EU after 49 yrs of Israeli Rule

Sewage, clean Water provided to Palestinian village by EU after 49 yrs of Israeli Rule

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamallah and European Union representative Ralph Tarraf on Sunday laid the pave-stone […]

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Arab World
Mideast Arms Purchases Continue Despite Falling Oil Prices, Austerity

Mideast Arms Purchases Continue Despite Falling Oil Prices, Austerity

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 2016 (IPS) – The continued decline in oil prices is threatening […]

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Kurds
Arab Youth join socialist Syrian Kurdish militia to fight ISIL

Arab Youth join socialist Syrian Kurdish militia to fight ISIL

TeleSur | – – The news comes amid rising tensions between the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia and Arabs in Syria. The “first group of Arab fighters” […]

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Islam
Gianna Toboni's Cycle of Terror Debrief (VICE on HBO)

Gianna Toboni’s Cycle of Terror Debrief (VICE on HBO)

A brief report on western views towards Muslims and Islam following the Paris attacks

Nicholas Kolenda

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As Syrian Army advances East of Aleppo, ISIL strikes back with Bombings that kill 140

As Syrian Army advances East of Aleppo, ISIL strikes back with Bombings that kill 140

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) said Sunday that it was behind the horrific bombings that struck Shiites in […]

Juan Cole

Children
Two Children Die Every Day Trying to Cross the Mediterranean

Two Children Die Every Day Trying to Cross the Mediterranean

TeleSur | – – Children make up 36 percent of the those making the perilous migration journey across the sea, often to flee conflicts. As […]

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