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When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here
Climate Crisis

When even Saudi Arabia Jumps into Solar and Wind Power, You know Change is Here

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

How Europe is managing Guilt over Gaza: The Politics of moral Cleansing

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Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

Trump Junk: Won’t Enforce Rules for Short-Term Junk Health Insurance Plans

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Iraq
David Enders on Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria

David Enders on Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria

Via Fareed Zakaria’s “Foreign Exchange,” an interview with David Enders, a journalist just back from Iraq with an unvarnished view of the situation. As I […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
The Nation Review of Napoleon’s Egypt

The Nation Review of Napoleon’s Egypt

Roger Owen’s review of my new book, Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East is now online at The Nation. Owen, who teaches at Harvard, is […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Fears of Sunni Arab Tribal Feuding in Diyala Cheney, Rumsfeld blamed by Blunkett for Dissolving Iraqi Army

Fears of Sunni Arab Tribal Feuding in Diyala Cheney, Rumsfeld blamed by Blunkett for Dissolving Iraqi Army

With regard to the recent dust-up in the pages of the NYT between Bush and Bremer over the dismantling of the Iraqi Army, Ward Harkavy […]

Juan Cole

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What would the founding fathers have thought of George W. Bush?

What would the founding fathers have thought of George W. Bush?

Just promoting a book I just found out about. You all know about my thing for the Founding Generation of Americans.

Juan Cole

Iraq
Helman: Bush’s Stage-Managed Photo Op with Sunni Sheikhs May Spell Trouble in Future

Helman: Bush’s Stage-Managed Photo Op with Sunni Sheikhs May Spell Trouble in Future

Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: Perhaps the most telling commentary on the situation today in Iraq is the choice of a remote, heavily fortified US […]

Juan Cole

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Rubin: How to Stop War with Iran

Rubin: How to Stop War with Iran

Barnett Rubin gives us a thoughtful call to arms on how to prevent war with Iran at the Global Affairs blog. After analyzing the way […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
MESA Letter on Mearsheimer & Walt

MESA Letter on Mearsheimer & Walt

The Committee on Academic Freedom (North America) of the Middle East Studies Association has written a letter protesting the cancellation of a talk by John […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Josh Marshall on the Numbers Game in Iraq

Josh Marshall on the Numbers Game in Iraq

From Josh Marshall’s Veracifier site, “Iraq by the Numbers”.

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sadrists Threaten Civil Disobedience Da’wa Leader Slams Bush for Base Visit

Sadrists Threaten Civil Disobedience Da’wa Leader Slams Bush for Base Visit

Al-Hayat reports in Arabic that the Sadr movement is complaining bitterly about the ongoing detention of its leaders. A spokesman for the Sadr office of […]

Juan Cole

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