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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

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Inside the green schools revolution

Inside the green schools revolution

How can we design better, ‘living’ classrooms, places that will not only improve the lives of teachers and students, but also have less of an impact on the environment? Bryn Nelson goes back to school to find out.

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5 Top Reasons Romney ought to have Withdrawn

5 Top Reasons Romney ought to have Withdrawn

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Likely the reasons Mitt Rimney decided not to run for a third time are financial – the big […]

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Energy
In 10 Years, No One In Helsinki Will Even Want to Own a Car: 3 Simple Ideas That Are Making Cities Sustainable

In 10 Years, No One In Helsinki Will Even Want to Own a Car: 3 Simple Ideas That Are Making Cities Sustainable

By Shannan Stoll | (YES! Magazine | “Cities are Now”) An app that combines the affordability of ride sharing with the reliability of taxis. Playgrounds […]

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Fast Times at ISIS High:  What Terrorists Want to Teach your Children (Taiwan Spoof)

Fast Times at ISIS High: What Terrorists Want to Teach your Children (Taiwan Spoof)

Taiwanese Animators | (ISISville Series) – “Welcome to ISISville! The animated series that examines life under the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant! You’ve […]

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As Americans are shot At: Saudi Death Sentence on Shiite Cleric inflames Sectarian Tensions

As Americans are shot At: Saudi Death Sentence on Shiite Cleric inflames Sectarian Tensions

By Giorgio Cafiero | (Foreign Policy in Focus) – The fate of one Shi’ite cleric hangs over the Gulf like a sword of Damocles. [Updated: […]

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Yemen
U.S. Ally Yemen in Danger of Splitting into Two – Again

U.S. Ally Yemen in Danger of Splitting into Two – Again

By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – When North and South Yemen merged into a single country under the banner Yemen Arab Republic back […]

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Why the Israeli-Hizbullah Tit for Tat Probably won't turn to War

Why the Israeli-Hizbullah Tit for Tat Probably won’t turn to War

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Last week an Israeli helicopter gunship targeted Hizbullah outposts in Syria southwest of Damascus, near the front with […]

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Economy
Egypt bets on Suez Canal Expansion to combat Economic Crisis

Egypt bets on Suez Canal Expansion to combat Economic Crisis

CCTV America | – “Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El Sisi said he hopes the Suez Canal expansion project will increase his country’s foreign cash reserves […]

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The Need for New Blood at State Dept.:  Obama's Problem with the 'Vision Thing'

The Need for New Blood at State Dept.: Obama’s Problem with the ‘Vision Thing’

By Andrew J. Bacevich | (Tomdispatch.com) – En route back to Washington at the tail end of his most recent overseas trip, John Kerry, America’s […]

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