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Will Climate Change force Tehran to Evacuate?
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Will Climate Change force Tehran to Evacuate?

Juan Cole

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian landed himself in hot water by broaching evacuating Iran’s capital, Tehran

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The State of Palestine Must Exist: An Interview With Gershon Baskin

The State of Palestine Must Exist: An Interview With Gershon Baskin

11/09/2025 By Foreign Policy in Focus

One Month into Gaza Ceasefire, what does Palestinians’ Future look like?

One Month into Gaza Ceasefire, what does Palestinians’ Future look like?

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Prince of Araby:  The reckless power behind the Saudi throne

Prince of Araby: The reckless power behind the Saudi throne

By Susan de Muth | ( OpenDemocracy) | – – King Salman’s son Mohammad seems to be piloting Saudi Arabia into a series of ever […]

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Bernie Sanders
New Polls:  Is Bernie Sanders *more* electable than Sec. Clinton?

New Polls: Is Bernie Sanders *more* electable than Sec. Clinton?

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Here comes Bernie! New polls show Hillary Clinton’s Iowa lead is all but gone… […]

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Thwarted Territorially in Ramadi, Daesh reverts to Terrorism in Baghdad

Thwarted Territorially in Ramadi, Daesh reverts to Terrorism in Baghdad

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – One of the problems Iraq and Syria will face as Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) is gradually rolled […]

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Russia
Putin:  Syria's Al-Assad welcome to Refuge in Russia

Putin: Syria’s Al-Assad welcome to Refuge in Russia

Vladimir Putin | (Der Bild) | – – Excerpt from part II of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview in the German publication, Der Bild, on […]

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Constitution
The Best Way to Close Guantanamo? Give It Back to Cuba

The Best Way to Close Guantanamo? Give It Back to Cuba

By Alli McCracken | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – In one fell swoop, President Obama could erase the stain of Guantanamo and make […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Politics, not just Bombs, will defeat ISIL/ Daesh

Politics, not just Bombs, will defeat ISIL/ Daesh

By Frank-Walter Steinmeier | (Project Syndicate) | – – BERLIN – The November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris – which struck at the heart of […]

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Israel
Why Arson was suspected in Fire at Offices of Israeli Human Rights & Peace Group B'Tselem

Why Arson was suspected in Fire at Offices of Israeli Human Rights & Peace Group B’Tselem

Nir Hasson | Haaretz | (Video News Report) | – – Update: N.B. an investigation by the Jerusalem fire brigade appears to have concluded that […]

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African-Americans
Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?

Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?

Jessica Sherry | AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “The Ammon Bundy–led armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon isn’t […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Beset by  Loneliness and Memories, Syrian Refugees Struggle even in Safe Spaces

Beset by Loneliness and Memories, Syrian Refugees Struggle even in Safe Spaces

By Silvia Boarini | (Inter Press Service) | – – ZARQa, Jordan (IPS) – Emelline Mahmoud Ilyas is an outgoing 35-year-old mother of three from […]

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