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Islanders of Tuvalu Prepare first Mass Migration because of Sea Level Rise, as ICJ grants them Right to Sue
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Islanders of Tuvalu Prepare first Mass Migration because of Sea Level Rise, as ICJ grants them Right to Sue

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The entire nation of Tuvalu, 11,000 people, is making preparations to relocate, reports Sophie Mak at Nikkei Asia . The […]

Gaza is Starving – how Israel’s Allies can go beyond Words and take meaningful Action

Gaza is Starving – how Israel’s Allies can go beyond Words and take meaningful Action

07/26/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting U of California’s Attempt to Forbid Boycotts

Protesting U of California’s Attempt to Forbid Boycotts

07/26/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Mixed Message on Iran

Mixed Message on Iran

Someone is not a team player. Screenshot from google.news, 3/1/09 4 pm ET: cf: “Iran Nuclear Program Hyped Again” and “IAEA Inspectors: Iran not Producing […]

Juan Cole

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The End of Newspapers? Or is there a Journalism School Model?

The End of Newspapers? Or is there a Journalism School Model?

You wonder if the last front page article in the last newspaper will be about the demise of the newspaper? I especially regret the possibility […]

Juan Cole

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Obama: US does not Seek Permanent Bases in Afghanistan

Obama: US does not Seek Permanent Bases in Afghanistan

President Obama said on Friday that the US has no long-term goal of keeping US troops in Afghanistan. (See below). In contrast to Obama’s pronouncements […]

Juan Cole

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The End of the War of Images on the American Public

The End of the War of Images on the American Public

The Defense Department has reversed the Bush administration’s ban on photographs of returning coffins of US military personnel killed in war abroad. Apparently a lot […]

Juan Cole

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Negotiations in Afghanistan? Iran, Hikmatyar said to Be in Play

Negotiations in Afghanistan? Iran, Hikmatyar said to Be in Play

Even as President Obama sends 17,000 extra US troops to Afghanistan and intends to spend $140 bn on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in 2009, […]

Juan Cole

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5 Troops Killed in Afghanistan; US in Jalrez Valley

5 Troops Killed in Afghanistan; US in Jalrez Valley

A US soldier from Wisconsin was announced killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday (he died on Tuesday). Three British soldiers were killed Wednesday by a roadside […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Op-Ed: Israelis Misused Weapons in Gaza to Target Civilians

Guest Op-Ed: Israelis Misused Weapons in Gaza to Target Civilians

An informed observer writes in a guest op-ed for IC: I am troubled by the publication of Uri Dromey’s piece in today’s Guardian. My reaction […]

Juan Cole

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Obama to announce 19-month Withdrawal Timetable for Iraq? 4 US Soldiers Wounded

Obama to announce 19-month Withdrawal Timetable for Iraq? 4 US Soldiers Wounded

President Obama included this sentence in his State of the Union Address , “I will soon announce a way forward in Iraq that leaves Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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US To Offer Nearly $1 bn. for Gaza Reconstruction

US To Offer Nearly $1 bn. for Gaza Reconstruction

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce at the Gaza donor’s conference next week that the US will give $900 million to help rebuild the […]

Juan Cole

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