Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli military has destroyed most of the cropland in Gaza and won’t let Palestinians fish. There isn’t enough food […]
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In Devastating Earthquake, Many Turkish Buildings Tragically Pancaked – But Why?
By Mark Quigley, The University of Melbourne | – (The Conversation) – A pair of huge earthquakes have struck in Turkey, leaving more than 3,000 […]
Houthis Violating Women’s and Girls’ Rights in Yemen: UN Experts Highlight Widespread Harm
By Niku Jafarnia, Bahrain and Yemen Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – Several United Nations human […]
Poverty amid Plenty: A World Fragmented by Inequality
By Liz Theoharis | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – A few weeks ago, the world’s power brokers — politicians, CEOs, millionaires, billionaires — met in Davos, […]
With Thousands Dead or Wounded, Will earthquake Aid for Syria be Impeded by US Sanctions?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A 7.8 earthquake that struck south-central Turkey and northwest Syria early on Monday morning. Although over two thousand are being […]
Yemen in the Shadow of Transition: Pursuing Justice Amid War (Review)
Review of Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Yemen in the Shadow of Transition: Pursuing Justice Amid War (London: Hurst and Co., 2022). Greifswald, Germany (Special to Informed […]
Suspected Israeli Drone Strike In Iran Part Of New ‘Containment Strategy’
( RFE/ RL ) – A suspected Israeli drone strike hit an Iranian military facility in Isfahan on January 28, in an attack that is […]
Climate Crisis: Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its Sea Ice
By Pengfei Zhang, Penn State | – (The Conversation) – Atmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams of moisture in the sky, are becoming more frequent […]
Iran’s Khamenei admits to holding “Tens of Thousands” of Prisoners of Conscience, Offers Amnesty if they Apologize for anti-Regime Protests
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The official website of Iran’s “August Leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced Sunday that “tens of thousands” (دهها هزار) of political […]
Was the Chinese Spy Balloon a Sign of Infighting among China’s Power Elite?
Nashville (Special to Informed Comment) – China’s balloon incursion was no accident but an expression of both internal Chinese politics and of its foreign policy. […]
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