Trump flip-flops on Afghanistan, opts for Years-long Quagmire
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The 16-years-long Afghanistan War has bedeviled Washington…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The 16-years-long Afghanistan War has bedeviled Washington…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Eminent physicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson's tweet pointing…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Lebanese Army has mobilized to clean…
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Trump to Guam: Nuclear Tensions Will Bring you Tourism
TeleSur | - - Amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats against North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as it prefers to be called, the U.S. colony of Guam has…Iraq’s Next Elections will be the most Important in its History
Mustafa Habib. | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - In Iraq, larger political parties disagree on everything except maintaining the status quo: Parliament just passed a law that will badly affect the…If an Iranian president talked like Trump we’d think them all nut cases
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Over the years the smug Western pundits have had a good deal of fun at the expense of unhinged Middle Eastern rulers. There…Trump bends over, thanks Putin for Expelling 755 Career US Diplomats
CNN. | (News Video Clip) | - - 1. "President Trump thanks Russian President Putin for expelling US diplomats from Russia following US imposed sanctions." 2. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.…Why do so Many US-trained Foreign Officers Make Coups at Home?
Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Winning! It’s the White House watchword when it comes to the U.S. armed forces. “We will give our military the tools you need…Should Western Countries be Selling Masses of Arms to Saudi Arabia?
By Riccardo Labianco | (The Conversation) | - - Since the catastrophic Yemeni civil war began in 2015, the British public has woken up to a serious problem: the use of UK-manufactured…Kissinger pushes Iranophobia, fear of ‘radical empire’ as ISIL declines
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Henry Kissinger at 94 is still misinforming Washington about Iran. Now he is warning of an "Iranian radical empire" stretching from Tehran to…Trump’s Mulligan in Afghanistan: Mercenaries
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Donald Trump loves to play golf. So far, he has teed off twice as many times as Barack Obama had…“Fire & Fury” or “Shock and Awe”: it is always the start of a Quagmire
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - If we weren't talking about two nuclear-armed states with unhinged leaders, the war of words between the US and North Korea would be…Did Saudi ‘Cheap Oil’ Policy throw Venezuela into Crisis?
Bulent Gökay | (The Conversation) | - - Venezuela is sinking ever deeper into a political and economic calamity. Inflation is above 700% and GDP is more than a third below 2013…Are Corruption Charges brewing against Israeli PM Netanyahu?
TeleSur | - - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under growing legal pressure as investigators appear to be focusing on his role in a series of high-profile cases, which a national…Is Turkey on brink of Invading Syrian Kurds, US BFF?
TeleSur | - - The Turkish Armed Forces are massing on the Syrian border days after a reshuffle of top brass in the country's military in anticipation of a potential invasion that…Arab Journalists condemn Israel’s Plan to close Al Jazeera
Ma'an News Agency | - - RAMALLAH (Ma’an) -- The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) condemned the Israeli government’s decision to shut down the office of Qatari news channel Al Jazeera in…Tunisia: Landmark Step to Shield Women from Violence
Human Rights Watch | - - New Law Offers Protection, but Needs Funding (Tunis) – The law on violence against women, including domestic violence, approved by the Tunisian parliament on July 26,…The Mask Is Off: Trump Is Seeking Pretext for War with Iran
By Trita Parsi | (FPIF) | (Originally published in Lobelog) | - - "Trump is committed to finding a way to claim Iran has violated the nuclear accord, regardless of the facts…Illegal Israeli Squatters’ Activities in Palestinian W Bank Tripled in 2017
TeleSur | - - Israeli occupation authorities have escalated the illegal plunder of land belonging to the Palestinian people, defying international opinion. Israeli illegal settlement activities in Occupied Palestine have skyrocketed in…Iran’s Rouhani lashes out at Trump Over Nuclear Deal
By TeleSur | - - Hassan Rouhani calls for upholding the 2015 nuclear deal despite new U.S. sanctions. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was inaugurated for a second term on Saturday, has…UN Report: Muslim Youth going to fight in Syria mostly not Motivated by Islam
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Lizzie Dearden at The Independent reviews a new report by the United Nations Office of counter-terrorism report. Some 25,000 young men are said…1st Amendment RIP: 50 Senators want to make Boycotting Israel a Felony
By Aniqa Raihan | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of living out their values. In 1966, the…Trump’s Worst Nightmare: Mueller’s Grand Jury Subpoenas Russia Documents
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller has empaneled a grand jury in the investigation of Trump's ties to Russia. The Grand Jury in turn has…