Informed Comment - Part 1542

The Fifth Anniversary of Arab Uprisings: A Turning point in Modern History?

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Informed Comment) | – – The tumultuous developments that have rocked the Arab world and have come to be known as […]

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Crime

German lawmakers rush to respond to Cologne attacks as Vigilante Attacks Break Out

by Dario Sarmadi (trans. by Samuel Morgan) | ( EurActiv.de) | – – After the attacks carried out on women in Cologne on New Year’s […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees

Once Auctioned, What to Do with Syrian Refugees?

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – MADRID, Jan 12 2016 (IPS) – Few months ago, an unprecedented “humanitarian auction” was opened […]

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Foreign Policy

US–Saudi relations and the search for leverage

By Russell E. Lucas | (The Conversation) | – – Russell E. Lucas, Michigan State University The alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United States […]

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Barack Obama

Obama: Islamophobia harms US Interests; Daesh/ISIL a dangerous Fringe

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Obama’s last State of the Union address this year was largely lacking in specifics and […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Istanbul explosion: overview of this year’s surge in terror attacks in Turkey

France 24 | (Video News Report) | – – “Istanbul explosion: overview of this year’s surge in violence and terror attacks in Turkey. As no […]

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Foreign Policy

None of the GOP Candidates knows anything about Syria & Why that’s Scary

By John Kiriakou | (Otherwords.org) | – – “Ending this imbroglio requires robust diplomacy.” One ongoing theme [of the GOP campaign has] bothered me — […]

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Israel/ Palestine