Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2025 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Main Content

Genetic Study finds Echoes of the Early Modern Ethnic Cleansing of Spain’s Muslims
Archaeology

Genetic Study finds Echoes of the Early Modern Ethnic Cleansing of Spain’s Muslims

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A genetic history study of Spain by Gonzalo Oteo-Garcia et al. in Genome Biology eloquently confirms the story of the […]

WHO: 94% of Gaza Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed

WHO: 94% of Gaza Hospitals Damaged or Destroyed

05/25/2025 By Middle East Monitor

For many Island Species, the next Tropical Cyclone may be their Last

For many Island Species, the next Tropical Cyclone may be their Last

05/25/2025 By The Conversation

More Stories

Climate Change
Global Warming Threat:  Florida could be overwhelmed by Sudden Sea Rise

Global Warming Threat: Florida could be overwhelmed by Sudden Sea Rise

By Harold R. Wanless, University of Miami It is amazing for me to see the very aggressive building boom underway in south Florida; on the […]

contributors

Afghanistan
US Drones hitting Civilian Homes, Killing non-Combatants

US Drones hitting Civilian Homes, Killing non-Combatants

By Alice K Ross and Jack Serle Domestic buildings have been hit by drone strikes more than any other type of target in the CIA’s […]

contributors

Barack Obama
Republicans Attack Obama For Negotiations Leading To Release Of American POW

Republicans Attack Obama For Negotiations Leading To Release Of American POW

The negotiations that led to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl represent one thing to Republicans: another excuse to attack President Obama. “Trading five senior Taliban leaders from detention in Guantanamo Bay for Berghdal’s release may have consequences…

contributors

Afghanistan
What Does Sgt. Bergdahl's Release tell us about Afghanistan, Pakistan & the Taliban today?

What Does Sgt. Bergdahl’s Release tell us about Afghanistan, Pakistan & the Taliban today?

By Juan Cole The surprise announcement by President Obama on Saturday of the negotiated release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, captured in 2009, is wonderful news […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Is the US Mil. Training of African Special Ops a prelude to disaster?

Is the US Mil. Training of African Special Ops a prelude to disaster?

By William R. Polk With everyone’s attention focused either on the European elections, President Obama’s speech at West Point or the Ukraine, a story by […]

contributors

Christians
Pastor Hagee: It's not Climate Change,  It’s The Return Of Christ

Pastor Hagee: It’s not Climate Change, It’s The Return Of Christ

Matthew Hagee, son of fire and brimstone preacher John Hagee, says don’t believe those climate scientists who say things that are against the Bible, and this against the word of God. What the changes in climate mean is that Jesus is coming. And soon…

contributors

journalism
Did Benghazi Obsession cause Fox ‘News’ Ratings to Plummet 27% in May?

Did Benghazi Obsession cause Fox ‘News’ Ratings to Plummet 27% in May?

Fox News ratings dropped 27% in May, and there were double-digit falls across many of their top shows. The ratings drop is year over year, with a 27% drop in total viewership, but a 25% drop among younger viewers. With the younger viewers, these are…

contributors

Climate Change
European Wind Power: Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World

European Wind Power: Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World

By J. Matthew Roney Denmark produced one third of its electricity from the wind in 2013. In no other country has wind’s share of annual electricity generation yet topped 30 percent. But the Danes are not stopping there—they are eyeing a goal of…

contributors

Climate Change
Solar Power for the Global Masses: The Next Revolution

Solar Power for the Global Masses: The Next Revolution

By Juan Cole As the price of solar panels drops, they increasingly are being spontaneously bought and installed by villagers throughout the world, who are […]

Juan Cole

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 1817
  • Page 1818
  • Page 1819
  • Page 1820
  • Page 1821
  • …
  • Page 2987
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Latest

Featured

From Gaza to America and Vietnam, the Prospect of a Peacemaker Pope

Richard Penaskovic

Academic Freedom

Protesting NYU’s Withholding of Degree over Gaza Protest

Committee on Academic Freedom

Donald Trump

Trump isn’t even Trying to Hide the Racism Anymore

Rebecca Gordon

Canada

Britain, France and Canada threaten Israel with Concrete Sanctions if Gaza War is not Halted

Juan Cole

Popular

  • Islam: A New History
  • 'Killing all Humanity': 2 Israeli Embassy Workers Killed in 'Horrific' Washington, DC Shooting
  • 500 Years of Inflicted Horrors, from the New World to Israel
  • Kneecap Band Member's Arrest is not the Issue, Criminalizing Opposition to Genocide of Palestinians Is
  • Green Enterprise: 1 Gigawatt He Dreiht North Sea Wind Farm receives no Gov't Subsidies
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2025 All Rights Reserved