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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?
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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last week, Israel launched the latest of some 300 raids into Syria in the past few months. Some […]

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

08/09/2025 By Juan Cole

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

08/09/2025 By The Conversation

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Climate Crisis
As COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt Nears, World Needs to Realize Depth of Crisis, Urgency of Action

As COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt Nears, World Needs to Realize Depth of Crisis, Urgency of Action

By Andrew King, The University of Melbourne | – (The Conversation) – World leaders and climate experts are gathering for pivotal United Nations climate change […]

The Conversation

Displaced and Refugees
The Rise of Israeli Fascism as the Swing Vote in Parliament, and the Project of Ethnic Cleansing

The Rise of Israeli Fascism as the Swing Vote in Parliament, and the Project of Ethnic Cleansing

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Despite Israeli propaganda about being a democracy that shares values with the liberal West, the country has for some time […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
'Bloody Friday' highlights the Plight of the Baloch in Iran

‘Bloody Friday’ highlights the Plight of the Baloch in Iran

By Samand Muhammad-Shahi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – A month after a brutal massacre, protests continue in Iran’s restive region of Balochistan, […]

Middle East Monitor

Africa
Droughts don’t need to result in famine: Ethiopia and Somalia show what makes the difference

Droughts don’t need to result in famine: Ethiopia and Somalia show what makes the difference

By Joshua Busby, University of Texas at Austin | – The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
The Planet Earth We Grew up With, R.I.P.

The Planet Earth We Grew up With, R.I.P.

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Oddly enough, I’ve read obituaries with fascination from the time I was quite young. And yet, in all these years, I’ve […]

Tom Engelhardt

China
Death Knell for Big Carbon? Globally, All New Electricity Demand was Met by Renewables in first 1/2 of '22, with Fossil Fuels Flat

Death Knell for Big Carbon? Globally, All New Electricity Demand was Met by Renewables in first 1/2 of ’22, with Fossil Fuels Flat

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the first half of 2022, there was no increase in the world’s use of fossil fuels, and all new […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
A Different World is Possible: From Yemen War to Afghan Starvation, Our Tragedies are Exacerbated by Letting the US Military-Industrial Complex Run Wild

A Different World is Possible: From Yemen War to Afghan Starvation, Our Tragedies are Exacerbated by Letting the US Military-Industrial Complex Run Wild

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment) – Right now, we have more than enough knowledge, wealth, and the capacity to create a just and prosperous world, […]

Peter G. Prontzos

History
The Ottoman Empire Ended Exactly a Century ago: Its Enduring Legacy for Europe and the Middle East

The Ottoman Empire Ended Exactly a Century ago: Its Enduring Legacy for Europe and the Middle East

By Georgios Giannakopoulos, King’s College London | – (The Conversation) – For centuries empires were the dominant form of political organisation. In the west there […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
Afghanistan: International Criminal Court to Resume its Inquiry on War Crimes, but Will it Stop with the Taliban?

Afghanistan: International Criminal Court to Resume its Inquiry on War Crimes, but Will it Stop with the Taliban?

( Human Rights Watch ) – (The Hague) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) should address grave international crimes committed by all sides when it […]

Human Rights Watch

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