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The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security
Donald Trump

The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Within the span of 24 hours in early September, Russia deployed drones into Polish airspace, and […]

Federal Court:  Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

Federal Court: Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

10/01/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

10/01/2025 By William D. Hartung

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Climate Change
In Illinois, 91 Communities are now Powered 100% By Green Electricity

In Illinois, 91 Communities are now Powered 100% By Green Electricity

91 Illinois Communities Powered 100% By Green Electricity (via Clean Technica) Article by the WWF. WASHINGTON, DC, March 7, 2014 – Illinois has embraced renewable electricity on […]

Juan Cole

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Cheney: With Smaller Military how Could my Accomplishments be Repeated? (Editorial Cartoon)

Cheney: With Smaller Military how Could my Accomplishments be Repeated? (Editorial Cartoon)

(By Paul Jamiol) Courtesy Jamiol’s World

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Egypt
Will Russell Crowe as Noah help Egypt Separate Religion and State?

Will Russell Crowe as Noah help Egypt Separate Religion and State?

(By Juan Cole) Darren Aronofski’s biblical epic “Noah” is already provoking controversy in the Muslim world, and has been preemptively banned in three Gulf states. […]

Juan Cole

Featured
Bill O'Reilly says Muslims will Diss Hillary; but 8 Muslim Countries Chose Female Leaders

Bill O’Reilly says Muslims will Diss Hillary; but 8 Muslim Countries Chose Female Leaders

(By Juan Cole) Bill O’Reilly maintains that one downside of having a woman president is that Muslims won’t respect her. For Mr. O’Reilly’s information, here […]

Juan Cole

CIA
CIA: Only Spied On Senate Because They Took Documents Proving We Lied

CIA: Only Spied On Senate Because They Took Documents Proving We Lied

Earlier this week, we wrote about the accusations that the CIA was spying on Senate staffers on the Senate Intelligence Committee as they were working on a massive $40 million 6,300 pages report condemning the CIA’s torture program. The DOJ is apparently…

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Sunni Representation Imperiled in Iraq if al-Anbar can't/ won't Vote

Sunni Representation Imperiled in Iraq if al-Anbar can’t/ won’t Vote

(By Mustafa Habib) Events in Anbar mean that it will be very difficult for the people of the province to vote in the upcoming general […]

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India
India's Elections:  Religious Nationalism and the Future of Democracy

India’s Elections: Religious Nationalism and the Future of Democracy

(via The Economist) Elections in India: Carnival of democracy (via The Economist) LET the contest begin. On March 5th India’s electoral commission, at last, set […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
Censorship:  Turkish PM, President tangle over Bruited ban on Facebook, Youtube

Censorship: Turkish PM, President tangle over Bruited ban on Facebook, Youtube

(By Juan Cole) President Abdullah Gul has rejected a suggestion by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey might ban Facebook and Twitter. Nearly half of […]

Juan Cole

military
The Tea Party Congress Slashed Childrens' Food Stamps but secretly Protected Pentagon Budget

The Tea Party Congress Slashed Childrens’ Food Stamps but secretly Protected Pentagon Budget

(By Mattea Kramer) Washington is pushing the panic button, claiming austerity is hollowing out our armed forces and our national security is at risk. That […]

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Overwhelming Evidence of Genocide against Palestinians: a Legal Expert unpacks the UN Report on Gaza

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