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Trump’s Strike on Nigeria: Joint with Muslim President, Unconstitutional, Useless Posturing for Evangelicals
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Trump’s Strike on Nigeria: Joint with Muslim President, Unconstitutional, Useless Posturing for Evangelicals

Juan Cole

Ironically, the strike was fully supported by the Muslim president of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

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Israel’s Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up

Israel’s Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up

12/28/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

Will the Iraqi militias truly disarm? Will the US Troops Really Leave?

Will the Iraqi militias truly disarm? Will the US Troops Really Leave?

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The center is one of the world’s premier institutions for studying the atmosphere. Its work has saved countless lives.

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Can the American Dream Survive Trump until 2029?

Can the American Dream Survive Trump until 2029?

Trump has already demolished the fundamental geopolitics that have undergirded U.S. global hegemony for the past 80 years

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Global South is now 1/3 of major EV Markets, Leaving US in the Dust

The adoption of electric vehicles has spread to the Global South and is no longer only a Chinese, European and American phenomenon.

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Israel/ Palestine
3 Narratives of Gaza: Trump’s Riviera, Palestinians’ Two-States, Israel’s Genocide

3 Narratives of Gaza: Trump’s Riviera, Palestinians’ Two-States, Israel’s Genocide

Only one is being translated into consequential action: the Israeli narrative of domination and genocide.

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Israel/ Palestine
“You will not Kill our Imagination:” Palestinian Memoirist Saeed Teebi

“You will not Kill our Imagination:” Palestinian Memoirist Saeed Teebi

Teebi’s efforts to come to terms with the failures and powers of language to narrate a Palestinian story that can stand for itself

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Academic Freedom
California’s New Law Outlawing Criticism of Israel Quashes Academic Freedom, Criminalizes Teachers

California’s New Law Outlawing Criticism of Israel Quashes Academic Freedom, Criminalizes Teachers

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A California District Court hearing on was held on Wednesday, December 17, over an injunction sought by […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Iran
“Another Cup to Drown the Memory:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:30

“Another Cup to Drown the Memory:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:30

No. 30 in the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám continues the theme of bewilderment that we find ourselves, unasked, in […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Breakdown: Even “Weak” Cyclones cause Fatal Flooding as Oceans Heat Up

Climate Breakdown: Even “Weak” Cyclones cause Fatal Flooding as Oceans Heat Up

By Ligin Joseph, University of Southampton (The Conversation) – The final week of November was devastating for several South Asian countries. Communities in Sri Lanka, […]

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Donald Trump
The “President of Peace” Prepares for War: The Donroe Doctrine Hits Home

The “President of Peace” Prepares for War: The Donroe Doctrine Hits Home

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Earlier this month, the Trump administration released its new National Security Strategy, or NSS. Normally, such documents are poor predictors of […]

William D. Hartung

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