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The Other Threat of Massive Climate Change: Nuclear War
By Mark Maslin, UCL | – Christopher Nolan’s biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer has revived morbid curiosity in the destructive power of nuclear weapons. There […]
The Forever War’s Forever Legacy: Shutting down Gitmo is Hardly the Last Step
( Tomdispatch.com ) – There can be little question that the grim prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which still shows no sign of closing anytime […]
In 2024, China will hit Peak Gasoline, with its Demand on a Downward Spiral ever After
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Yale Environment 360 points to recent energy reports as suggesting that China will hit peak gasoline next year. That is, […]
Israel’s Protests are about the Rise of the Israeli Ayatollahs, not Democracy
Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud ( Middle East Monitor ) – At first glance, the statement may seem baffling. If Israel is a ‘Jewish State’ […]
Climate Crisis: Bangladesh is Undertaking the World’s Largest Resettlement Program
By Atmaja Gohain Baruah, King’s College London | – Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to climate extremes. The nation’s topography lays its citizens bare to cyclones, […]
Concerns about Israel’s Accession to the US Visa Waiver Program
Middle East Studies Association | Committee on Academic Freedom | – Letter raising concerns about Israel’s accession to the US Visa Waiver Program Mr. Alejandro […]
Could Solar Panel Arrays in Earth Orbit provide all the Clean Electricity We’d Ever Need?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Space Agency isn’t as well known in the U.S. as NASA or even Roscosmos, the Russian space agency. […]
“If Climate Crisis is dealt with in a Patriarchal Way, Needs Won’t be Met” – New head of World Meteorological Organization
Tais Gadea Lara ( The Third Pole ) – A smile on her face, Celeste Saulo lapped up a rapturous ovation from the […]
Survivors Speak Out on Sexual Violence in West Darfur
Laetitia Bader Director, Horn of Africa ( Human Rights Watch ) – Nusra and Khadija share the bond of being cousins and of living […]
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