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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children
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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That is […]

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

09/15/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

09/15/2025 By Michael T. Klare

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The Final Breakup of Iraq?  Barzani calls for Kurdistan Referendum

The Final Breakup of Iraq? Barzani calls for Kurdistan Referendum

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masoud Barzani, has called for an immediate non-binding referendum […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Canada offers world example in integrating Syrian refugees

Canada offers world example in integrating Syrian refugees

By Sarantis Michalopoulos | ( EurActiv.com ) | – – While EU politicians are still bickering over their share of the burden of refugees in […]

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Russia
Could Saudi Arabia's grip on oil prices bring Russia to its knees?

Could Saudi Arabia’s grip on oil prices bring Russia to its knees?

James Henderson | (The Conversation) | – – When Saudi Arabia led an OPEC decision to end a restraint put on oil production in November […]

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Climate Change
"Ai Weiwei Will Not Let You Forget About Europe's Refugee Crisis (AJ+)"

“Ai Weiwei Will Not Let You Forget About Europe’s Refugee Crisis (AJ+)”

Al Jazeera+ reminds the world about the ongoing refugee crisis sparked by a mass exodus of peoples from Syria…

Nicholas Kolenda

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians Need a Strategy & it must Achieve their Rights

Palestinians Need a Strategy & it must Achieve their Rights

By: Amal Ahmad | al-Shabaka | Ma’an News Agency | – – The Palestinian people began the New Year facing a bleak political situation, with […]

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Bernie Sanders
Foreign Policy Winners and Losers in Iowa

Foreign Policy Winners and Losers in Iowa

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iowa Caucus voters likely voted mainly on domestic policy issues, though security and terrorism have […]

Juan Cole

Children
Fears of Trafficking: 10,000 Refugee Children Missing In Europe

Fears of Trafficking: 10,000 Refugee Children Missing In Europe

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | — “At least five children and 34 adult refugees died after their boat capsized off the Turkish coast. But […]

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Far Right
Also-Ran Trump urges Thugs to Knock 'the Crap' out of Protesters, will cover Legal Fees

Also-Ran Trump urges Thugs to Knock ‘the Crap’ out of Protesters, will cover Legal Fees

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump has encouraged his followers to commit violence before. Now he’s taking it […]

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Afghanistan
Iran Dragooning Thousands of Undocumented Afghans as Cannon Fodder in Syria

Iran Dragooning Thousands of Undocumented Afghans as Cannon Fodder in Syria

Human Rights Watch | – – (New York) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has recruited thousands of undocumented Afghans living there to fight in […]

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