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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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Which Bill is more Dangerous — ‘Internet “piracy”‘  —-  or ‘Defense Authorization’?

Which Bill is more Dangerous — ‘Internet “piracy”‘ —- or ‘Defense Authorization’?

Cenk Uygur of the Young Turks discusses two of the worst pieces of legislation before Congress with Glenn Greenwald. They are the so-called “Stop Online […]

Juan Cole

Tomgram: William Astore, The Remoteness of 1% Wars

Tomgram: William Astore, The Remoteness of 1% Wars

America’s wars are remote.  They’re remote from us geographically, remote from us emotionally (unless you’re serving in the military or have a close relative or friend who serves), and remote from our major media outlets, w…

Juan Cole

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Gingrich slots MEK terrorists' supporter John Bolton for State

Gingrich slots MEK terrorists’ supporter John Bolton for State

Newt Gingrich says he would appoint John Bolton as Secretary of State in order to “reform” the State Department. Bolton is an irascible attorney who […]

Juan Cole

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Fox Viewers think Mubarak Still runs Egypt

Fox Viewers think Mubarak Still runs Egypt

A study by Fairleigh Dickenson University researchers has found that frequent viewers of Fox Cable News are worse informed than people who watch no news […]

Juan Cole

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Hizbullah Leader Condemns Syrian Opposition

Hizbullah Leader Condemns Syrian Opposition

The Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hizbullah party-militia, Sayyid Hasan Nasrullah, made an appearance in largely Shiite South Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since […]

Juan Cole

Tomgram: Michael Klare, A New Cold War in Asia?

Tomgram: Michael Klare, A New Cold War in Asia?

When it comes to China policy, is the Obama administration leaping from the frying pan directly into the fire?

Juan Cole

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Kepler 22b and Climate Change: Instead of Obsessing over Earth-Like Planets, lets Try to Keep this one Earthlike

Kepler 22b and Climate Change: Instead of Obsessing over Earth-Like Planets, lets Try to Keep this one Earthlike

Dear earthlings: It doesn’t do you any good to get all excited about finding earth-like planets like Kepler 22-B where the average temperature is 72 […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan and the US: Quarrel or Divorce?

Pakistan and the US: Quarrel or Divorce?

The Pakistani government is forcing the United States to depart the Shamsi Air Base in Baluchistan within two weeks, as one of three steps taken […]

Juan Cole

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Theocratic Dominance of the New Egypt may be Exaggerated

Theocratic Dominance of the New Egypt may be Exaggerated

The official results of the November 28 vote in Egypt have now been announced. Observers are jumping to a lot of conclusions. It seems clear […]

Juan Cole

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