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

Juan Cole

Cheap solar and wind can replace imports of expensive and possibly unreliable fossil gas as well as imports of expensive and polluting black coal

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

02/08/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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

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

02/08/2026 By The Conversation

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Sunni Arab Refugees from Iraq Not Returning; $3-5 Bn. US Reconstruction Aid Wasted

Sunni Arab Refugees from Iraq Not Returning; $3-5 Bn. US Reconstruction Aid Wasted

Hamza Hendawi of AP says his interviews and on-the-ground researches in Baghdad support my contention that the Iraqi capital is now only 10 percent to […]

Juan Cole

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Cole Interview with Riz Khan

Cole Interview with Riz Khan

My two-part interview with Riz Khan of Aljazeera English regarding my new book, Engaging the Muslim World, is now available at YouTube. Part I: and […]

Juan Cole

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Update: Bombing Kills 10 in Afghanistan; 3 Australian Troops Wounded

Update: Bombing Kills 10 in Afghanistan; 3 Australian Troops Wounded

Wednesday witnessed a new round of deadly violence in Afghanistan. In Khost to the east, a roadside bomb incinerated a civilian vehicle, killing 10. It […]

Juan Cole

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US May Undermine Karzai with PM; 8 Police Killed by Taliban;

US May Undermine Karzai with PM; 8 Police Killed by Taliban;

The Obama administration is so discouraged by the poor performance of the government of Afghan president Hamid Karzai that it is contemplating appointing a prime […]

Juan Cole

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News from the Book Tour

News from the Book Tour

Thanks so much to Steve Clemons and the New America Foundation for hosting my talk regarding my new book on Tuesday afternoon. It was live […]

Juan Cole

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37 Killed in 4 Iraqi Car Bombings; Gul to Baghdad

37 Killed in 4 Iraqi Car Bombings; Gul to Baghdad

McClatchy reports that four bombings around Iraq killed 37 and wounded 60 on Monday. A bombing at a mechanic’s shop in Abu Ghraib to the […]

Juan Cole

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Cole on NPR

Cole on NPR

Listen to my interview with Steven Inskeep of National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” on myths about Saudi Arabia’s puritanical and hyper-Protestant Wahhabi branch of Islam. […]

Juan Cole

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Obama v. Cheney on Guantanamo, Prosecutions, Torture

Obama v. Cheney on Guantanamo, Prosecutions, Torture

President Barack Obama on 60 Minutes Sunday night: ‘ Commenting on former Vice President Dick Cheney’s recent assertion that the closure of Guantanamo will make […]

Juan Cole

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Defending Jim Lehrer and Nicholas Kristof from Martin Peretz

Defending Jim Lehrer and Nicholas Kristof from Martin Peretz

The editor-in-chief of The New Republic, Martin Peretz, attacked Jim Lehrer and Nicholas Kristof over the weekend for having had anything to do with me. […]

Juan Cole

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