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How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn
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How the US/ Israel War on Iran could Spike Energy Costs and Provoke an Economic Downturn

Dan Steinbock

The macro effect is elevated inflation as energy prices are coupled with rising costs in transport, food and manufacturing

Why we Need a Life-Based Paradigm instead of the Growth Paradigm

Why we Need a Life-Based Paradigm instead of the Growth Paradigm

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Trumped!  The President of No Return on a Hothouse Planet

Trumped! The President of No Return on a Hothouse Planet

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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

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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

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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

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Pakistani Army Secures Release of Hostages; US to Pressure for Action in FATA

Pakistani Army Secures Release of Hostages; US to Pressure for Action in FATA

The Taliban had kidnapped around 350 students and teachers from a school in the Bannu Frontier Region on Monday. According to some reports, the Pakistani […]

Juan Cole

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Majid: Dangerous Purities

Majid: Dangerous Purities

Anouar Majid writes in a guest op-ed for Informed Comment: This year, a few scholars are commemorating the 400th anniversary of one of the darkest […]

Juan Cole

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Obama and Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Obama and Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

President Barack Obama says he will be more honest than past presidents with Israel. Israel, a great friend of the United States and a country […]

Juan Cole

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Thousands Flee Mingora in Panic; Army advances toward Kalam; 9 Soldiers Killed, 27 militants

Thousands Flee Mingora in Panic; Army advances toward Kalam; 9 Soldiers Killed, 27 militants

A bomb at a bus station in Kohat, northern Pakistan, detonated on Sunday, killing one and wounding 8. It is suspected that this bombing is […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Op-Ed Welcomes Obama to the Middle East

Saudi Op-Ed Welcomes Obama to the Middle East

The USG Open Source Center translates an op-ed by Abd-al-Malik Ahmad Al Al-Shaykh welcoming president Obama to Saudi Arabia: Excerpts: Saudi Writer Hopes Obamas Visit […]

Juan Cole

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40 Taliban Killed in Waziristan; Iran Protests to Pakistan on Mosque Bombing

40 Taliban Killed in Waziristan; Iran Protests to Pakistan on Mosque Bombing

The Pakistani military claims to have completely taken over the city of Mingora, the largest in Swat, and says that the campaign in Malakand Division […]

Juan Cole

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