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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide
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What I saw in Vietnam, 50 Years after the War and Ecocide

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – This year 2025 is the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam from the “American War.”  The […]

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“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

“Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:23

10/31/2025 By Juan Cole

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and Halloween

10/31/2025 By Hugh J. Curran

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Peace in Gaza Depends on Palestinians’ Right to Remain — and Return

Peace in Gaza Depends on Palestinians’ Right to Remain — and Return

Trump’s peace plan includes a promise not to expel any Palestinians from Gaza. Can’t that promise be kept? By David Vine | ( Foreign Policy […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

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Syria’s new Leader promised Democracy, but excluded Women from Parliamentary Elections

Syria’s new Leader promised Democracy, but excluded Women from Parliamentary Elections

By Kinda Alsamara, The University of Queensland; Eleanor Gordon, Monash University, and Elliot Dolan-Evans, Monash University (The Conversation) – Women’s political participation is often treated […]

The Conversation

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As a Palestinian, Trump’s 20-Point Gaza “Peace Plan” Scares Me

As a Palestinian, Trump’s 20-Point Gaza “Peace Plan” Scares Me

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Like most Palestinians, I was initially excited about the ceasefire agreement in Gaza — even though, judging by […]

Mohammed Samaana

Israel/ Palestine
Vance: “A Stupid Political Stunt:”  Israeli Knesset Approves Reading of Bills to Annex the Occupied West Bank

Vance: “A Stupid Political Stunt:” Israeli Knesset Approves Reading of Bills to Annex the Occupied West Bank

( IMEMC and Middle East Monitor) – On Wednesday the Israeli Knesset approved the preliminary reading of one bill to annex the West Bank and […]

International Middle East Media Center

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Famed Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Taught Us to Fail Up and Never Surrender

Famed Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Taught Us to Fail Up and Never Surrender

By Robert Lipsyte ( Tomdispatch.com ) – It’s been more than nine months now since my friend, famed cartoonist Jules Feiffer, died, a week before […]

Tomdispatch

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Int’l Court of Justice Finds Israelis Broke Law by Starving Palestinians of Gaza

Int’l Court of Justice Finds Israelis Broke Law by Starving Palestinians of Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Court of Justice, established by the UN to adjudicate issues among nations, issued an advisory opinion on Wednesday […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Will global Support for Palestine force Israel to honour Ceasefire in Gaza?

Will global Support for Palestine force Israel to honour Ceasefire in Gaza?

Whether Israel respects Gaza truce will come down to Trump, who will be under pressure from leaders trying to curb protests

Open Democracy

Children
Saudi Arabia: Spate of Executions of Child Offenders

Saudi Arabia: Spate of Executions of Child Offenders

300th Person Executed in Saudi Arabia in 2025

Human Rights Watch

China
Juan Cole on Gaza, U.S. Policy, and the Future of the Middle East

Juan Cole on Gaza, U.S. Policy, and the Future of the Middle East

I was welcomed onto David Lin’s Podcast, “The David Lin Report” to talk about Gaza, the Middle East and the US-China rivalry. Embedded video and […]

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