Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • RSS
  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2026 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Main Content

The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire
Featured

The Iranian People between the Violence of the State and the Violence of Empire

Fariba Amini

People were gunned down in a systematic way during these protests on a scale unseen since the 1980s

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran

02/12/2026 By Middle East Monitor

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

How China will Run Rings around Trump’s US on Lucrative Green Energy in 2026

02/12/2026 By Yale Climate Connections

More Stories

Uncategorized
OSC: Pakistani Editorialists Respond to Obama

OSC: Pakistani Editorialists Respond to Obama

The USG Open Source Center translates Pakistani editorials from the Urdu press reacting to President Obama’s address in Cairo to the Muslim world. Pakistan: Urdu […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
OSC: Israeli Press on Obama’s Cairo Address

OSC: Israeli Press on Obama’s Cairo Address

The USG Open Source Center translates key passages from the Israeli Hebrew press responding to President Obama’s Cairo address to the Muslim world. The Israeli […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Convoy Attacked, Sufi Muhammad's aides Killed; 38 Killed in Mosque Bombing

Convoy Attacked, Sufi Muhammad’s aides Killed; 38 Killed in Mosque Bombing

On Friday, a suicide bomber detonated his payload inside a mosque in Hayagay Sharqi, in Upper Dir near Swat. The bombing is said to have […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
American GI Killed; Attack on Security Men in Mosul

American GI Killed; Attack on Security Men in Mosul

President Obama said relatively little about Iraq in his address to the Muslim world, and the US mass media have ceased covering it much (CBS […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Reactions to Obama’s Speech

Reactions to Obama’s Speech

The USG Open Source Center translates reports about the reaction of the general public to Obama’s speech in Cairo. Al-Jazirah, Al-Arabiyah Highlight, Carry Reactions to […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Obama's Speech in Cairo

Obama’s Speech in Cairo

The transcript of Obama’s speech in Cairo is here. In connection with Obama’s speech, Esquire presents an excerpt from my new book on the Muslim […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Syrian Newspapers on Obama’s Arab Tour (OSC)

Syrian Newspapers on Obama’s Arab Tour (OSC)

The USG Open Source Center translates and analyzes Syrian Press reports on Obama’s visit to the Arab world Syrian Papers Discuss Obama’s Arab Tour, Statements; […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Obama in the Middle East

Obama in the Middle East

President Barack Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for consultations with Saudi King Abdullah. Reuters notes: “Saudi Arabia is among the United States’ top […]

Juan Cole

Uncategorized
Obama Addresses the Muslim World (Cole in Salon)

Obama Addresses the Muslim World (Cole in Salon)

My column at Salon.com is out, on the Arab world’s perception of President Barack Obama on the eve of his major address in Cairo. Excerpt: […]

Juan Cole

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 2420
  • Page 2421
  • Page 2422
  • Page 2423
  • Page 2424
  • …
  • Page 3079
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Latest

Climate Crisis

Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

Middle East Monitor

Cities

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

The Conversation

Featured

When Delay becomes Killing in Gaza: Wisdom from the Talmud

Shamai Leibowitz

Popular

  • Massive Morocco Rainstorms, Flooding: "Passing from a stable Climate System"
  • Bad Bunny at the Superbowl: Puerto Ricans are Americans, but the US is Guilty of Neglect
  • The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran's Endurance
  • Why Futuristic "Smart Cities" Like Saudi Arabia's Neom are Destined to Fail
  • On the Anniversary of Iran's Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2026 All Rights Reserved