Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli-Iranian War of 2025 has put Iraq in an extremely difficult situation. The country’s Shiite majority sympathizes with Iran […]
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Science shows the severe Climate Consequences of new Oil, Gas and Coal Production
By Ed Hawkins, University of Reading | – The world has just suffered through its warmest month ever recorded. Heatwaves have swept across southern Europe, […]
Trump’s Indictment for Jan. 6: Revisiting “Psychopathocracy”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A Grand Jury empaneled by Special Prosecutor Jack Smith has issued an indictment (full text here) against Donald John Trump […]
The State of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia: Yemen, Freedom of Speech, Women, Executions
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 45th Session of the UN Universal Periodic Review Introduction ( Human Rights […]
The Other Threat of Massive Climate Change: Nuclear War
By Mark Maslin, UCL | – Christopher Nolan’s biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer has revived morbid curiosity in the destructive power of nuclear weapons. There […]
The Forever War’s Forever Legacy: Shutting down Gitmo is Hardly the Last Step
( Tomdispatch.com ) – There can be little question that the grim prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which still shows no sign of closing anytime […]
In 2024, China will hit Peak Gasoline, with its Demand on a Downward Spiral ever After
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Yale Environment 360 points to recent energy reports as suggesting that China will hit peak gasoline next year. That is, […]
Israel’s Protests are about the Rise of the Israeli Ayatollahs, not Democracy
Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud ( Middle East Monitor ) – At first glance, the statement may seem baffling. If Israel is a ‘Jewish State’ […]
Climate Crisis: Bangladesh is Undertaking the World’s Largest Resettlement Program
By Atmaja Gohain Baruah, King’s College London | – Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to climate extremes. The nation’s topography lays its citizens bare to cyclones, […]
Concerns about Israel’s Accession to the US Visa Waiver Program
Middle East Studies Association | Committee on Academic Freedom | – Letter raising concerns about Israel’s accession to the US Visa Waiver Program Mr. Alejandro […]
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