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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

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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

Iraq
How to Avoid Bush’s Iraq Mistakes in Libya

How to Avoid Bush’s Iraq Mistakes in Libya

The illegal American invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation was so epochal a catastrophe that it spawned a negative phrase in Arabic, “to Iraqize” or […]

Juan Cole

Libya
TV, Twitter, Facebook and the Libyan Revolution

TV, Twitter, Facebook and the Libyan Revolution

The USG Open Source Center summarizes what is known about television and social media penetration in Libya (see below). Television is light years more important […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Qaddafi’s Complex Falls to Revolutionaries

Qaddafi’s Complex Falls to Revolutionaries

Libyan revolutionaries have captured the Bab al-Aziziya compound of deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi. CNN’s Sara Sidner reported it live and on site (video here). The […]

Juan Cole

Libya
New Libya, Welcomed in Mideast, Rejects NATO Bases

New Libya, Welcomed in Mideast, Rejects NATO Bases

Despite the unfinished character of the Libyan Revolution, it is clear that the days of Muammar Qaddafi are numbered. How has this news been received […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Top Ten Myths about the Libya War

Top Ten Myths about the Libya War

The Libyan Revolution has largely succeeded, and this is a moment of celebration, not only for Libyans but for a youth generation in the Arab […]

Juan Cole

Libya
The Great Tripoli Uprising

The Great Tripoli Uprising

As dawn broke Sunday in Libya, revolutionaries were telling Aljazeera Arabic that much of the capital was being taken over by supporters of the February […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Qaddafi Rule Collapsing as Rebels Take Brega, Zlitan

Qaddafi Rule Collapsing as Rebels Take Brega, Zlitan

The rebel forces are racking up an impressive series of wins, decisively taking Zlitan, Surman and Brega on Friday into Saturday morning. Qaddafi is increasingly […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Obama demands Regime Change in Syria

Obama demands Regime Change in Syria

President Obama, along with the European Union, called on Thursday for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to step down. At the same time, the US announced […]

Juan Cole

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