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Why China’s Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing
China

Why China’s Inaction on Palestine and Iran Weakens its Global Standing

Hamdullah Baycar

Karadeniz, Turkiye (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – If China wants to rival the United States, it must stop watching and start acting. Beijing wants […]

Between Two Enemies: Syria’s Silence in the Israel-Iran Conflicts

Between Two Enemies: Syria’s Silence in the Israel-Iran Conflicts

07/04/2025 By Daanish Faruqi

The Trump Team’s Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past

The Trump Team’s Purge of Pentagon Photos Raises Sinister Echoes from the Past

07/04/2025 By Arnold R. Isaacs

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Citizens’ Social Media can provide an Antidote to Propaganda and Disinformation

Citizens’ Social Media can provide an Antidote to Propaganda and Disinformation

By Robert W. Gehl, York University, Canada | – In early October, the Pew Research Center released a report called “The Role of Alternative Social […]

The Conversation

Arctic
3-Alarm Fire on Planet Earth:  Current Climate Policies will Heat it by extra 5.4° F. (3C) by 2100, for 1st time in Millions of Years

3-Alarm Fire on Planet Earth: Current Climate Policies will Heat it by extra 5.4° F. (3C) by 2100, for 1st time in Millions of Years

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – William J. Ripple et al. writing in BioScience warn that we are deep into a climate emergency, which they call […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Iran: Protesters call for Move to a non-religious State. What Changes would that Bring?

Iran: Protesters call for Move to a non-religious State. What Changes would that Bring?

By Hossein Dabbagh, University of Oxford | – My friend was in Tehran during protests after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody […]

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Authoritarianism
As Crackdown Intensifies, Iranian Demonstrators Turn To Protest Art

As Crackdown Intensifies, Iranian Demonstrators Turn To Protest Art

( RFE/RL ) – As the authorities intensify their deadly crackdown on antiestablishment protests in Iran, some demonstrators are resorting to protest art to express […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Banking
Tackling Inflation By Rewarding the Rich Is a Fool’s Errand

Tackling Inflation By Rewarding the Rich Is a Fool’s Errand

By Sonali Kolhatkar | – ( Otherwords.org ) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss recently resigned after just 45 days in office, disgraced by her […]

Sonali Kolhatkar

Donald Trump
The Stochastic Ex-President:   How Trump set up the Pelosis for Attack

The Stochastic Ex-President: How Trump set up the Pelosis for Attack

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden noted Friday evening — concerning the assailant who fractured Paul Pelosi’s skull with a hammer in the […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Renewable energy Exports key Pillar for Ukraine’s reconstruction – Chancellor Scholz

Renewable energy Exports key Pillar for Ukraine’s reconstruction – Chancellor Scholz

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Energy exports to western Europe are one of the pillars a future Ukrainian economy […]

Benjamin Wehrmann

Israel
Why Israel Defies the United States, Stays on the Good Side of Russia's Putin in Refusing Aid to Ukraine

Why Israel Defies the United States, Stays on the Good Side of Russia’s Putin in Refusing Aid to Ukraine

By Adnan Abu Amer | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Ukrainian war continues to have negative effects on Russian-Israeli relations where, recently, […]

Middle East Monitor

Authoritarianism
Elon Musk is wrong: Research shows Content Rules on Twitter help preserve Free Speech from Bots and other Manipulation

Elon Musk is wrong: Research shows Content Rules on Twitter help preserve Free Speech from Bots and other Manipulation

By Filippo Menczer, Indiana University | – (The Conversation) – Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter on Oct. 27, 2022 has triggered renewed debate about what […]

The Conversation

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