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Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar
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Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Juan Cole

Cheap solar and wind can replace imports of expensive and possibly unreliable fossil gas as well as imports of expensive and polluting black coal

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

02/08/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

02/08/2026 By The Conversation

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Americans and Egyptians face the National Security State on Black Friday Differently

Americans and Egyptians face the National Security State on Black Friday Differently

Americans face an erosion of the rights they fought for in their revolution (checks and balances on executive power, right to privacy from government snooping, […]

Juan Cole

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Morsi's Second Coup Provokes Mass Protest in Egypt

Morsi’s Second Coup Provokes Mass Protest in Egypt

Egypt’s president Muhammad Morsi, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood’s civil wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, issued a wide-ranging set of decrees on Thursday that […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Steps that are Necessary for Lasting Gaza-Israel Peace (or, Good Luck!)

Top Ten Steps that are Necessary for Lasting Gaza-Israel Peace (or, Good Luck!)

1. The Israeli blockade on Gaza exports and non-military imports must be lifted altogether. Ben White points out that the restrictions on goods brought into […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza Truce Declared (Jamiol Cartoon)

Gaza Truce Declared (Jamiol Cartoon)

Courtesy Jamiol’s World

Juan Cole

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Morsi Emerges as Key Power Broker in Gaza Conflict

Morsi Emerges as Key Power Broker in Gaza Conflict

Egypt’s President Muhammad Morsi, a member of the same Muslim Brotherhood that gave birth to Palestine’s Hamas movement, has emerged as a key broker in […]

Juan Cole

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Gaza: Israeli Rightists Propose Cutting Water, Electricity, but oppose ground op (OSC)

Gaza: Israeli Rightists Propose Cutting Water, Electricity, but oppose ground op (OSC)

The USG Open Source Center summarizes the Israeli press on the inadvisability of a ground assault on Gaza, and right-wing suggestions for alternatives such as […]

Juan Cole

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Cole on Gaza Crisis (Granholm, Current TV Interview)

Cole on Gaza Crisis (Granholm, Current TV Interview)

Jennifer Granholm of Current TV’s “War Room” (10 pm ET) interviewed me on Gaza:

Juan Cole

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Gaza's Health Crisis and Israel's Crimes Against Humanity

Gaza’s Health Crisis and Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity

Israeli air strikes for the past 6 days have killed over 100 Palestinians in Gaza, many of them women and children; one strike deliberately targeted […]

Juan Cole

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Live report from Gaza, attacks on Journalists (Democracy Now!)

Live report from Gaza, attacks on Journalists (Democracy Now!)

From Democracy Now! – a live report from a Gaza hospital The blurb for the show: We get a live report from independent journalist Mohammed […]

Juan Cole

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