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Conflicting Visions of an International Force for Gaza in Istanbul and Washington
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Conflicting Visions of an International Force for Gaza in Istanbul and Washington

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Two visions of the future of Gaza are congealing, in two different power centers. One is the Arab and Muslim […]

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On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing:  “All the Vice President’s Men”

On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing: “All the Vice President’s Men”

11/05/2025 By Juan Cole

Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable

Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable

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What's at Stake in Nuclear Talks for Ordinary Iranians

What’s at Stake in Nuclear Talks for Ordinary Iranians

By Saideh Jamshidi Iran’s new round of nuclear negotiations with the United Nations is expected to be completed by March 31, today. But one thing […]

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Houthi
Saudi airstrike on Yemen Refugee Camp kills 45

Saudi airstrike on Yemen Refugee Camp kills 45

RT | – 45 people were killed and another 65 injured in an airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition at a refugee camp in Houthi-controlled northern […]

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Iraq
The Forgotten Iraq Front:  ISIL besieges the People of Ramadi

The Forgotten Iraq Front: ISIL besieges the People of Ramadi

VICE News | – “In early March, while the world was watching Iraqi government forces advance on the Islamic State (IS) in Tikrit, IS was […]

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Israel's Netanyahu jumps Shark with “Iran-Lausanne-Yemen” axis barb

Israel’s Netanyahu jumps Shark with “Iran-Lausanne-Yemen” axis barb

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, no longer allowed to sit at the adult table because of his past food […]

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Climate Change
Climate War on Planet Protested at U of Michigan 50 Yrs after 1st anti-Vietnam War Teach-in

Climate War on Planet Protested at U of Michigan 50 Yrs after 1st anti-Vietnam War Teach-in

Science for the People | – “This event marks the 50th anniversary of the nation’s first teach-in on the war in Vietnam, held at the […]

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Iraq
US Air Strikes Split Iraq Coalition aiming to Take Tikrit

US Air Strikes Split Iraq Coalition aiming to Take Tikrit

By Paul Rogers | (The Conversation) – So it has begun – the US is bombing Tikrit, once a stronghold of Saddam Hussein’s regime and […]

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Apartheid
Palestinians fear their land will be taken by rising Israeli right

Palestinians fear their land will be taken by rising Israeli right

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinians are increasingly anxious for the future and are hesitant on a return to negotiations with Israel in the wake of the […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Yemen: Saudi-Led Airstrikes Take Civilian Toll

Yemen: Saudi-Led Airstrikes Take Civilian Toll

Human Rights Watch | – (Beirut) – The Saudi Arabia-led coalition of Arab countries that conducted airstrikes in Yemen on March 26 and 27, 2015, […]

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al-Qaeda
A Game-Changer in Syrian War?  al-Qaeda-led Factions take Idlib

A Game-Changer in Syrian War? al-Qaeda-led Factions take Idlib

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The provincial capital Idlib, a city of 165,000 in the old days and administrative center of the northwestern […]

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