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Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?
Bahrain

Has the Arab Gulf’s Balancing Act with Iran Ended?

Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

From diplomatic architects to shock absorbers – Iranian missiles raining down on the Gulf Cooperation Council , targeting US military facilities

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

Daniel Ellsberg Speaks to Us as the War on Iran Continues

03/03/2026 By Norman Solomon

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

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

03/02/2026 By Dan Steinbock

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War is Bad for you — And the Economy: Biden touts the Alleged Benefits of the Arsenal of Democracy

War is Bad for you — And the Economy: Biden touts the Alleged Benefits of the Arsenal of Democracy

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Joe Biden wants you to believe that spending money on weapons is good for the economy. That tired old myth — […]

William D. Hartung

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Thousands Protest in Israel, Demand Netanyahu Step Down, new Elections, Hostage Deal

Thousands Protest in Israel, Demand Netanyahu Step Down, new Elections, Hostage Deal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the Israeli police dispersed a crowd of demonstrators from a major Tel Aviv […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: Will Biden go Big on Diplomacy or on Military Destruction?

Gaza: Will Biden go Big on Diplomacy or on Military Destruction?

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – On the horizon, shimmering like some heavenly ideal, is a grand bargain to end the war in Gaza, […]

John Feffer

Climate Crisis
Why Planting Forests alone is no Panacea for the Climate Crisis

Why Planting Forests alone is no Panacea for the Climate Crisis

By James Weber, University of Reading; and James A. King, University of Sheffield | – (The Conversation) – Tackling climate change by planting trees has […]

The Conversation

Displaced and Refugees
UN-Appointed Human Rights Experts Demand Halt of Arms Shipments to Israel for Violations of Laws of War

UN-Appointed Human Rights Experts Demand Halt of Arms Shipments to Israel for Violations of Laws of War

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – More than thirty independent experts appointed by the Office of the High Commission on Human Rights of the United Nations […]

Juan Cole

Hamas
Iran’s “Axis of Resistance:” Different Groups, Similar Goals

Iran’s “Axis of Resistance:” Different Groups, Similar Goals

By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) – Iran’s so-called axis of resistance is a loose network of proxies, Tehran-backed militant groups, and an allied state […]

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Egypt
Microplastics found in Nile River Fish: Toxic Pollution threatens World’s Longest River

Microplastics found in Nile River Fish: Toxic Pollution threatens World’s Longest River

By Dalia Saad, University of the Witwatersrand | – The Nile is one of the world’s most famous rivers. It’s also Africa’s most important freshwater […]

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The Battle for the Soul of Judaism:  Tribalism, Amalek and the Axial Age Universalism of Isaiah

The Battle for the Soul of Judaism: Tribalism, Amalek and the Axial Age Universalism of Isaiah

Kyoto (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Viewers of Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Vladimir Putin may have been surprised by Putin’s lengthy reference to […]

Brian Victoria

censorship
Social Media Users say their Palestine Content is being Shadow-Banned — How to Know if it’s Happening to You

Social Media Users say their Palestine Content is being Shadow-Banned — How to Know if it’s Happening to You

By Carolina Are, Northumbria University, Newcastle | – Imagine you share an Instagram post about an upcoming protest, but none of your hundreds of followers […]

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