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The Assault on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The US v. Canada
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The Assault on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The US v. Canada

Hugh J. Curran

“These first few months  [have resulted] in the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific and medical research, clampdown on any efforts promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), newly aggressive policies for […]

How Israel’s Domestic Crises and Netanyahu’s Power Projection are Reshaping the Middle East

How Israel’s Domestic Crises and Netanyahu’s Power Projection are Reshaping the Middle East

06/27/2025 By The Conversation

Republicans and Climate Breakdown: They Know Better

Republicans and Climate Breakdown: They Know Better

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Libya: Oil Bids on Basis of Capacity;  World releases $15 bn in Assets

Libya: Oil Bids on Basis of Capacity; World releases $15 bn in Assets

The CSM reviews the jockeying for position in Libya at the Friends conference in Paris, and especially the prospects of the US. But a spokesman […]

Juan Cole

Libya
NATO Refuses Ground Troops for Libya as "Friends" Conference Opens

NATO Refuses Ground Troops for Libya as “Friends” Conference Opens

A NATO official has told Agence France Presse that it is the “firm view” of NATO member states that they reject the idea of sending […]

Juan Cole

Libya
What the UN Can and Cannot do for Libya

What the UN Can and Cannot do for Libya

China and some others have been pushing for a strong United Nations role in Libya, presumably in an attempt to forestall a continuation of the […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Qaddafi reportedly South of Tripoli as Algeria offers Family Members Safe Passage

Qaddafi reportedly South of Tripoli as Algeria offers Family Members Safe Passage

An Italian news service, Ansa, reported Monday that Muammar Qaddafi, his eldest son Saif, and another son, Saadi (a military commander during the failed attempt […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Lockerbie Bomber in Coma in Tripoli, as retreating Qaddafi Troops use Human Shields

Lockerbie Bomber in Coma in Tripoli, as retreating Qaddafi Troops use Human Shields

CNN’s intrepid Nic Robertson gets the scoop. He discovered that Abdel Basit Ali Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie bomber, is in a coma in a villa […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Rebels Consolidate Control over Tripoli as Qaddafi’s Mass Killings Discovered

Rebels Consolidate Control over Tripoli as Qaddafi’s Mass Killings Discovered

The systematic war crimes of the Qaddafi regime continue to be uncovered, with the discovery Saturday in Tripoli of the charred remains of nearly 60 […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Fall of Tripoli Echoes Loudly in Damascus

Fall of Tripoli Echoes Loudly in Damascus

Protesters in Syria have cheered on the revolutionaries in Libya, and the fall of Tripoli to a popular uprising last Saturday and Sunday gave new […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Hurricanes and Global Warming

Hurricanes and Global Warming

With the approach of Hurricane Irene, climate activists are reminding us that more intensive hurricanes are produced by warmer water, so that global warming over […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq Adopts Iran’s Backing of Assad

Iraq Adopts Iran’s Backing of Assad

Interview with me, mirrored from The United States Institute of Peace Iran Primer. Q. What impact will the call by the United States and major […]

Juan Cole

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