Chinese technology firms are increasingly competing with US ones in major Middle Eastern markets, escalating technology-related US national security concerns. London (Special to Informed Comment; […]
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How the Warfare State Paved the Way for a Trumpist Autocracy
By Norman Solomon ( Tomdispatch.com) – Donald Trump’s power has thrived on the economics, politics, and culture of war. The runaway militarism of the last […]
Germany: A Not-So-Green Departing Government, A Future Coalition even Less Ambitious on Climate?
Zwickau/Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) –– When Germans voted in a national election in September 2021, 33% of the population considered that the environment […]
Israel’s West Bank Offensive looks very much like a Prelude to Annexation
by Rabia Ali ( Middle East Monitor ) – As its armed forces intensify their assault on the northern West Bank, concerns are mounting over […]
Israel escalates strikes in Syria amid post-Assad transition: A pattern of regional expansion
Written byWalid El Houri ( Globalvoices.org ) – On February 25, 2025, as Syria’s new government convened a national dialogue to chart the nation’s future […]
Should Biden, Blinken, Austin and Trump be tried at the Hague for Gaza Genocide?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The civil society human rights NGO DAWN (Democracy for the Arab World Now) has submitted a detailed filing to the […]
Why Trump’s Gaza “Reconstruction Proposal” is Doomed to Failure
By Ali Asgary, York University, Canada There have been many conversations around U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal to permanently displace Palestinians from Gaza to […]
Surviving Hard Times: The Last Generation of Black Americans under Jim Crow and the Culture of Racism in America
By Douglas H. White ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Today, racism remains a poisonous force in America. Fascism and authoritarianism are on the rise and President […]
For First time, US is at 42% Zero Carbon Electricity, as Solar Surges by 49 GW
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Business Council for Sustainable Energy Factbook is out, and it has good news for the environment despite the dark […]
A Palestinian-Israeli Film is an Oscars Favorite – So why is it so Hard to See?
Drew Paul, University of Tennessee (The Conversation) – For many low-budget, independent films, an Oscar nomination is a golden ticket. The publicity can translate into […]
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