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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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US politics
Top 10 Ways to Really Honor our Veterans

Top 10 Ways to Really Honor our Veterans

November 11, 1918 marked the armistice that began the end of the Great War (later called World War I), which was formally ended the following […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Commemoration of Kristallnacht in Berlin

Commemoration of Kristallnacht in Berlin

Deutsche Welle reports on the commemoration in Berlin yesterday of the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht [the Night of Broken Glass], when the National Socialists in […]

Juan Cole

European Union
France Crashes the Geneva Party, Scuttles Iran Deal

France Crashes the Geneva Party, Scuttles Iran Deal

The Iranian newspaper Tabnak printed a minute-by-minute account of Saturday’s dramatic on-again off-again push toward a diplomatic agreement on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. It contains […]

Juan Cole

Drones
We’re Still in the Dark on Obama’s Drones Despite Washington’s Promises (Currier)

We’re Still in the Dark on Obama’s Drones Despite Washington’s Promises (Currier)

Cora Currier writes at ProPublica : This story has been updated to reflect new developments. Nearly six months ago, President Obama promised more transparency and […]

Juan Cole

Energy
"Off the Charts":  Deadliest Storm in History Kills 1200, Displaces Millions in Philippines

“Off the Charts”: Deadliest Storm in History Kills 1200, Displaces Millions in Philippines

ABC News reports on Super-Typhoon Haiyan, which is now estimated to have killed at least 1200 in the Philippines, and which forced millions from their […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
US loses UNESCO Voting Rights: How Kow-Towing to Israeli Policy Weakens America

US loses UNESCO Voting Rights: How Kow-Towing to Israeli Policy Weakens America

President Obama called America “the greatest country in the world” on Friday, but the same day the US lost basic voting rights on the United […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Top Reasons Israel’s Likud Really Opposes an Iran Nuclear Deal

Top Reasons Israel’s Likud Really Opposes an Iran Nuclear Deal

Rightwing Israeli politicians like Binyamin Netanyahu are squawking furiously about the prospect that Sec. of State John Kerry might reach an agreement with Iran over […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
Arts of the Arab Uprisings at the Arab-American Museum, Dearborn

Arts of the Arab Uprisings at the Arab-American Museum, Dearborn

The Arab-American Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, has mounted an exhibition on the Arts of the Arab Uprisings. It includes art, photography and video by street […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
How American Troops in Afghanistan became Unreal (Jones)

How American Troops in Afghanistan became Unreal (Jones)

Ann Jones writes at Tomdispath.com The last time I saw American soldiers in Afghanistan, they were silent. Knocked out by gunfire and explosions that left […]

Juan Cole

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