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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Egypt
How Egypt’s Michelle Bachmann became President and Plunged the Country into Chaos (Cole at Truthdig)

How Egypt’s Michelle Bachmann became President and Plunged the Country into Chaos (Cole at Truthdig)

My column is out at Truthdig, “How Egypt’s Michelle Bachmann became President and Plunged the country into Chaos”. Excerpt: “Despite Egypt’s sagging economy, Morsi did […]

Juan Cole

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Biggest Demonstrations in Egyptian History:  Millions Demand President Morsi Step Down

Biggest Demonstrations in Egyptian History: Millions Demand President Morsi Step Down

The Egyptian military estimated that “millions” of Egyptian demonstrated on Sunday to demand early presidential elections, only one year into the four-year term of President […]

Juan Cole

Government surveillance
Furious European Parliament Members Warn US Spying could Derail Free Trade Agreement

Furious European Parliament Members Warn US Spying could Derail Free Trade Agreement

European Union officials are furious about revelations that the US is spying on them and on Continental Europeans as vigorously as it spies on China. […]

Juan Cole

UAE
Dubai's Underwater Hotel

Dubai’s Underwater Hotel

Construction of the Water Discus underwater hotel of Dubai may be begun soon, and it will be finished in five years, according to Colin Simpson […]

Juan Cole

Government surveillance
How Obama has made Whistleblowers the Flying Dutchmen of the 21st Century (van Buren)

How Obama has made Whistleblowers the Flying Dutchmen of the 21st Century (van Buren)

Peter van Buren writes at Tomdispatch: As a State Department whistleblower, I think a lot about Edward Snowden. I can’t help myself. My friendships with […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
‘The 19th Day of the Egyptian Revolution’: What the Egyptian Press is Saying about Today’s Mass Protest

‘The 19th Day of the Egyptian Revolution’: What the Egyptian Press is Saying about Today’s Mass Protest

Via the USG Open Source Center, report on Egypt press for June 30, 2013 (arrangement and headings by JC), regarding the massive demonstrations throughout the […]

Juan Cole

Energy
GE's 'Brilliant' Wind Turbines offer Cheaper Energy than Coal, Gas, & have Battery Storage

GE’s ‘Brilliant’ Wind Turbines offer Cheaper Energy than Coal, Gas, & have Battery Storage

GE’s Brilliant wind turbines generate electricity more cheaply than coal or gas according to Clean Technica , and have battery storage for when the wind […]

Juan Cole

Government surveillance
US bugged EU offices, Collects 1/2 Billion German Internet & Phone Connections Monthly

US bugged EU offices, Collects 1/2 Billion German Internet & Phone Connections Monthly

Der Spiegel has two explosive stories on NSA spying from Edward Snowden’s leaked documents. The first is that the US has bugged the telephones and […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Obama at Soweto University: New Generation of Africans taking its Place on World Stage

Obama at Soweto University: New Generation of Africans taking its Place on World Stage

President Obama’s address at Soweto University, via Channel 4 News:

Juan Cole

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