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Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled
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Global Solar skyrockets 64% in H1, as Trump SecEnergy Wright gets Schooled

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Ember energy consultancy reports that in the first half of 2025, the world put in 380 gigawatts of new […]

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

“But come with old Khayyam and leave the Lot,” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:9

09/04/2025 By Juan Cole

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

The full Seizure of Gaza: A Path toward Isolation and Collapse

09/04/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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4 US Troops Killed by Taliban; India Pressures US to Stay in Afghanistan

4 US Troops Killed by Taliban; India Pressures US to Stay in Afghanistan

Four US troops were killed Sunday and Monday in Afghanistan in bombings or attacks. On Sunday, about 9 Afghan civilians were killed by bombings or […]

Juan Cole

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Nuclear Plants Climate Change Dead End: California Report

Nuclear Plants Climate Change Dead End: California Report

US should focus on energy efficiency and renewables not nuclear, says report | Energy Efficiency News Money para.: ‘Starting from scratch, it could take ten […]

Juan Cole

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US pours millions into anti-Taliban militias in Afghanistan

US pours millions into anti-Taliban militias in Afghanistan

US pours millions into anti-Taliban militias in Afghanistan | World news | The Guardian Didn’t Reagan already try this in the 1980s? End/ (Not Continued)

Juan Cole

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Iraq Accuses Baathists; Election Law Still in Limbo; Blair Misled Parliament, Interfered with Military Preparedness

Iraq Accuses Baathists; Election Law Still in Limbo; Blair Misled Parliament, Interfered with Military Preparedness

The government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday aired the confessions of three men, members of the Baath Party, that it captured after the […]

Juan Cole

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Pirio: Stopping Piracy and Terrorism in Somalia

Pirio: Stopping Piracy and Terrorism in Somalia

Reuters reports that the UN Security Council is considering sanctions against the Horn of Africa nation, Eritrea, for its financial, arms and logistic support of […]

Juan Cole

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Polk: Let America be America, and Depart Afghanistan

Polk: Let America be America, and Depart Afghanistan

William R. Polk writes in a guest editorial for IC, which he wishes someone would pass on to President Obama, quickly: In its war in […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Parliament Fails to Resolve Electoral Crisis

Iraqi Parliament Fails to Resolve Electoral Crisis

Reuters reports that Iraq’s parliament failed on Saturday to resolve the crisis produced by the veto of the election bill it had passed by vice […]

Juan Cole

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23 Dead in Afghanistan Bombings; Most Bagram Detainees Mercenaries

23 Dead in Afghanistan Bombings; Most Bagram Detainees Mercenaries

Afghan insurgents greeted the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as president for another 5 years with a string of attacks and bombings that left 23 dead […]

Juan Cole

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2 Bombings Rock Peshawar: Karzai Inaugurated

2 Bombings Rock Peshawar: Karzai Inaugurated

Two bombs rocked the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday. The first, in the morning, targeted the city’s courthouse. The suicide bomber, wearing a […]

Juan Cole

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