Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]
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Genetic Study shows “Phoenicians,” like all “Nations” were a Multi-Ethnic Franchise
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Harald Ringbauer et al. writing in Nature report on a genetic study of the ancient Phoenicians that is really going […]
The Madeleine ship: A Message of Solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the Blockade
by Zaher Birawi ( Middle East Monitor ) – On Sunday, June 1st, a small ship from the International Freedom Flotilla Coalition will set sail […]
Cheers And Jeers As Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi Returns To Iran
By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda ( RFE/ RL ) – The awarding of the prestigious Palme d’Or to It Was Just An Accident, the latest film […]
The 136 Largest Coastal Cities, including Egypt’s Alexandria, face $1 Trillion Losses per Year from Sea Level Rise by 2050
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a new paper, Chris R. Stokes et al. write in Communications Earth and Environment that even if we manage […]
China, the ASEAN Nations of S.E. Asia, and the Gulf take up Palestine at Summit
( Middle East Monitor ) – At the 2025 ASEAN-GCC-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur, leaders from Asia and the Arab world gathered under the glow […]
Solar Panels’ Shade helps boost Colorado grassland Productivity in dry Years
By Matthew Sturchio, Colorado State University (The Conversation) – Grasses growing in the shade of a solar array were only a little less productive than […]
Is Trump’s Axis of the Plutocrats Marginalizing Israel?
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Colorful career criminal Willie Sutton once may (or may not) have been asked why he robbed banks. “Because that is where […]
10% of Gaza Palestinians have been Killed, Injured, Detained or are Missing
( Middle East Monitor ) – Ten per cent of Gaza’s Palestinian population has been killed, injured, disappeared, or detained as a result of the […]
Earth is Heading for nearly 5ºF Heating this Century — Unprecedented Peril, But We’ve Made Progress
By Sven Teske, University of Technology Sydney (The Conversation) – Is climate action a lost cause? The United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement […]
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