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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela
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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

Juan Cole

The Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003 without any foundation in international law.

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

A Game of Drones in Venezuela and Yemen

01/05/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

As Trump commits Climate Suicide with Dirty Energy, China Leads world in Renewables, EVs

As Trump commits Climate Suicide with Dirty Energy, China Leads world in Renewables, EVs

01/05/2026 By Tom Engelhardt

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Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil Unrest – but Internet Access adds the crucial Spark

Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil Unrest – but Internet Access adds the crucial Spark

The poorest half of humanity, meanwhile, receive just 8% of income and own 2% of wealth

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
2025 Climate Good News: Sustainables met all new Demand, EVs 25% of New Car Sales, Global Heating Projections fell to 2.8º C.

2025 Climate Good News: Sustainables met all new Demand, EVs 25% of New Car Sales, Global Heating Projections fell to 2.8º C.

The most significant green energy good news stories we covered in 2025

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
In the Global Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance, the US is Falling Way Behind

In the Global Race for Electric Vehicle Dominance, the US is Falling Way Behind

They estimate that widespread EV adoption could reduce climate pollution worldwide by over 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year

Yale Climate Connections

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Syria’s incomplete security Transition has left gaps for Islamic State to Exploit

Syria’s incomplete security Transition has left gaps for Islamic State to Exploit

The incident underscores how deeply fragmented Syria’s security landscape remains one year after Assad.

The Conversation

Donald Trump
The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025:  The US and the Middle East

The Rise of the Sunni Crescent in 2025: The US and the Middle East

The big victors in the rise of a Lebanon-Syria-Jordan Sunni Crescent are Turkiye and the Sunni Arab Gulf monarchies

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up

Israel’s Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up

The Israeli army continued demolishing buildings east of the Zeitoun and Tuffah neighborhoods, as well as refugee camps in central Gaza

International Middle East Media Center

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

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

The leaders of five significant armed groups claimed that they had adopted the idea of “the state’s monopoly on the use of force

Middle East Monitor

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

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

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

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated

The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated

During this two-year campaign of extermination, more than 20,000 Palestinian children were murdered

Ramzy Baroud

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