2024 was the hottest year on record in the Middle East, around 1º Celsius (1.8º F.) hotter than the average for 1990-2020
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Who is the US Fighting in Iraq?
Who exactly is the US fighting in Iraq? Graphed by self-confessed identity of captives, it is largely Sunni Arab Iraqis, often motivated primarily by the […]
Lessons from Past Western Incursions in the Middle East
The video of my appearance at the New America Foundation is now online. Many thanks again to kind host Steve Clemons. The short version, covering […]
Rubin on Narcotics in Afghanistan
At the Global Affairs group blog, Barnett Rubin gives us the second in a series of three posts on the effort to confront narcotics production […]
Surge in Deaths 85 percent in US custody Are Sunni Arabs
The Bush administration talking points on the Iraq War are that the troop escalation has reduced violence and made Iraq safer for Iraqis, that the […]
Cole on Air America with Sam Seder, Sunday
Catch my interview at Air America with Sam Seder on Sunday, August 26 at 6 pm, regarding my new book, Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle […]
Troops on Ground tune out "Happy Talk" from Bush
Tina Susman of the LAT finds that the privates and specialists among US troops in Iraq are dismissive of the ‘happy talk’ they hear from […]
Ahmed on Sharif Decision, Pakistan
Don’t miss Manan Ahmed’s important comment at our Global Affairs group blog on Pakistan’s Supreme Court decision that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif may return […]
C-Span covers Cole at New America Foundation
This talk will be broadcast on C-Span at some later date, but will be available later on Friday at the web site of the New […]
Iranian Troops Come into Kurdistan
Iranian troops came into the Iraqi territory of Kurdistan, seeking revenge on the PEJAK faction of Kurds that has launched terror attacks on Iranian soil. […]
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