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The Key Diplomatic Role Türkiye Played in the Israel-Iran Conflict
Donald Trump

The Key Diplomatic Role Türkiye Played in the Israel-Iran Conflict

Volkan Isbasaran

On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with US President Donald Trump on the margins of the NATO summit at the Hague. His office […]

How will Your Data be Used in an Age of Dark Enlightenment?

How will Your Data be Used in an Age of Dark Enlightenment?

06/25/2025 By Rebecca Gordon

Protesting Increased Israeli Assaults on Education in the Palestinian West Bank

Protesting Increased Israeli Assaults on Education in the Palestinian West Bank

06/25/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Russia
The Forgotten War: what Russia could win from the reignited Conflict in Syria

The Forgotten War: what Russia could win from the reignited Conflict in Syria

Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham | – (The Conversation) – Largely overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, Syria remains a deeply divided and violent country, […]

The Conversation

Corporations
Congress Has No Business Shoveling Another $847 Billion Into the Military Industrial Complex

Congress Has No Business Shoveling Another $847 Billion Into the Military Industrial Complex

By Lindsay Koshgarian | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Can you imagine the audacity to fail a multi-trillion dollar audit of public funds, and then […]

OtherWords

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U.S. State Department Slams Al Jazeera for taking Israeli Assassination of Abu Akleh to Int'l Criminal Court, though US asked Court to Investigate Russia

U.S. State Department Slams Al Jazeera for taking Israeli Assassination of Abu Akleh to Int’l Criminal Court, though US asked Court to Investigate Russia

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera has referred the case of one of its slain reporters, Shireen Abu Akleh […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Iranian-Baluch Prisoner Khodanoor Lajaei: Icon for a Revolution

Iranian-Baluch Prisoner Khodanoor Lajaei: Icon for a Revolution

By Hamid Yazdan Panah | – ( Globalvoices.org) – Unprecedented protests have been taking place in Iran over the last two months, with thousands taking […]

Global Voices

Biodiversity
Key Summit:  Avoiding Climate Breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s Biodiversity

Key Summit: Avoiding Climate Breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s Biodiversity

By Nathan Cooper, University of Waikato | – (The Conversation) – Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address […]

The Conversation

Democracy
Living Politics, Embedding with Workers, Standing up to the Lies of the Rich

Living Politics, Embedding with Workers, Standing up to the Lies of the Rich

( Tomdispatch.com ) – “Welcome back!” read my friend Allan’s email. “So happy to have you back and seeing that hard work paid off. Thank […]

Rebecca Gordon

Authoritarianism
In Escalation, Iranians in 23 Provinces join in National Strike, as Truckers, Shopkeepers Walk Out

In Escalation, Iranians in 23 Provinces join in National Strike, as Truckers, Shopkeepers Walk Out

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Protesters in Iran, including political prisoners had called for three days of national strikes beginning Sunday, and if reports and […]

Juan Cole

film
Jordan's official Oscar entry Farha grants the Palestinian Diaspora Permission to Narrate

Jordan’s official Oscar entry Farha grants the Palestinian Diaspora Permission to Narrate

By Suja Sawafta | – ( Middle East Monitor) – On 1 December, Netflix began streaming Farha (2021) worldwide, despite immense pressure directed at the […]

Middle East Monitor

Authoritarianism
Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians (HRW)

Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians (HRW)

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Hackers backed by the Iranian government have targeted two Human Rights Watch staff members and at least 18 other […]

Human Rights Watch

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