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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program
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Russia, China, reject attempt of E3 to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran over Nuclear Program

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – France, the United Kingdom and Germany (the “E3”) on Thursday sent a formal letter to the UN Security Council asking […]

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

Hossein Asgari’s Desolation speaks powerfully of the Destructiveness of War and the Hope that lies in Fiction

08/29/2025 By The Conversation

From Guernica to Gaza:  The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

From Guernica to Gaza: The Detached Cruelty of Air Power

08/29/2025 By Norman Solomon

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How Microplastics are making their Way into our Farmland

How Microplastics are making their Way into our Farmland

By Branaavan Sivarajah, Carleton University; and Jesse Vermaire, Carleton University | – (The Conversation) – Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous […]

The Conversation

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Trouble for Abraham Accords: Saudis Try to establish E. Jerusalem Consulate for Palestinians, but Extremist Israeli Gov't says, "No!"

Trouble for Abraham Accords: Saudis Try to establish E. Jerusalem Consulate for Palestinians, but Extremist Israeli Gov’t says, “No!”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Quds Press reports that Saudi Arabia has given its ambassador to Jordan, Nayef al-Sudairi, an extra portfolio of consul in […]

Juan Cole

History
How Lebanon was shaped by its Great Famine in WW I

How Lebanon was shaped by its Great Famine in WW I

        Brand, Tylor. Famine Worlds: Life at the Edge of Suffering in Lebanon’s Great War. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2023.   Review of Tylor Brand, […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Afghanistan
Afghanistan under Taliban: Repression, Humanitarian Crisis, Abuses against Women Threaten Millions

Afghanistan under Taliban: Repression, Humanitarian Crisis, Abuses against Women Threaten Millions

(Human Rights Watch ) – (New York) – Taliban authorities have tightened their extreme restrictions on the rights of women and girls and on the […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
As Climate Crisis increases Rainfall, We need "Sponge Cities" with Stormwater Drains and Floodable Parks

As Climate Crisis increases Rainfall, We need “Sponge Cities” with Stormwater Drains and Floodable Parks

By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland ( The Conversation) -Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
After Maui: Why Sultan al-Jaber both is and isn't the Right chief for the COP28 Climate Summit

After Maui: Why Sultan al-Jaber both is and isn’t the Right chief for the COP28 Climate Summit

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Sultan al-Jaber, the controversial chairman of the COP28 climate conference, is a United Arab Emirates businessman extraordinaire. His role and […]

Juan Cole

Children
We have one more Chance to end Child Poverty in America

We have one more Chance to end Child Poverty in America

By Kassidy Jacobs When I was born into poverty, the deck was stacked against me in all aspects of life — from educational opportunities and […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel has Killed 167 Palestinians since Start of Year:  UN

Israel has Killed 167 Palestinians since Start of Year: UN

( Middle East Monitor ) – With the Israeli occupation killing 13 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank between 25 July and 10 August, including […]

Middle East Monitor

Australia
Australia’s Decision to again use the Term ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ brings it into Line with international Law

Australia’s Decision to again use the Term ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ brings it into Line with international Law

By Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle | – (The Conversation) – Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, has announced Australia will return to use […]

The Conversation

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Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes (HRW)

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Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

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