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State of Climate: Earth Hottest on Record again, as CO2 still Climbs and Glaciers Wilt
Climate Crisis

State of Climate: Earth Hottest on Record again, as CO2 still Climbs and Glaciers Wilt

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The American Meteorological Society has issued its annual climate report, this one summarizing changes in 2024 now that all the […]

New data shows No Kings was One of the largest Days of Protest in US history

New data shows No Kings was One of the largest Days of Protest in US history

08/17/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Iran’s Nature is under Threat – here’s how better environmental Stewardship can save it

Iran’s Nature is under Threat – here’s how better environmental Stewardship can save it

08/17/2025 By The Conversation

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Libya
Westbrook:  Half-Measures in Libya will Fail

Westbrook: Half-Measures in Libya will Fail

Here is David A. Westbrook’s guest column for Informed Comment It is in many ways a critique of the position Juan Cole has taken, that […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Questions for Glenn Greenwald on Libya and the end of NATO

Questions for Glenn Greenwald on Libya and the end of NATO

I have a set of questions for Glenn Greenwald. I ask them in the spirit of open and reasoned dialogue and am genuinely interested in […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghan Protests against Qur'an-Burning cause Deaths

Afghan Protests against Qur’an-Burning cause Deaths

Some 2000 protesters came out in Qandahar on Friday, meeting police fire that left 9 dead and 73 injured, when they protested the burning of […]

Juan Cole

Syria
7 Dead in Syria Unrest

7 Dead in Syria Unrest

Smaller than expected protests were held in Syria on Friday that were nevertheless met with deadly force that left between 7 and 10 dead. An […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Libya Rebels: Reject Violence, Terrorism, Give Rights to Minorities

Libya Rebels: Reject Violence, Terrorism, Give Rights to Minorities

The USG Open Source Center in conjunction with the BBC translates a broadcast of the Libyan liberation movement in Benghazi on Friday that emphasizes the […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Defections, US Withdrawal Point to Political Solution in Libya

Defections, US Withdrawal Point to Political Solution in Libya

The United States is ending its active involvement in the UN-authorized air raids to stop dictator Muammar Qaddafi from massacring dissidents. NATO says it is […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Torpey:  Support the Libyans but Don’t Arm Them!

Torpey: Support the Libyans but Don’t Arm Them!

John Torpey writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: Looking After the Neighborhood in Libya John Torpey After much mischief and brutal behavior, the […]

Juan Cole

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Asad's Speech Falls Flat in Syria

Asad’s Speech Falls Flat in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Asad gave a major speech to the nation before his parliament on Wednesday, which largely disappointed the hopes of reformers . He […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Answer to Glenn Greenwald

Answer to Glenn Greenwald

Answer for Glenn Greenwald, for whom I have enormous respect: Yes. Iraq was an illegal war, for no pressing national interest & with no UNSC […]

Juan Cole

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