Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After nearly five decades of armed conflict with the Turkish state, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun […]
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Mahsa, a National Iranian Symbol of Resistance
Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment) – In the summer of 1993, I went to Iran to visit my parents who at the time were […]
Iranian Government Websites Go Dark; ‘Anonymous’ Hacker Collective Claims Responsibility
By Ardeshir Tayebi | – ( RFE/RL ) – Several Iranian government and state-owned websites have been taken down by Anonymous, the international activist hacker […]
Desalinating Seawater sounds Easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable Ways to meet people’s Water Needs
By Gregory Pierce, University of California, Los Angeles | – (The Conversation) – Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable […]
Tlaib calls out “Progressive except on Israel,” and Wasserman Schultz inadvertently makes Her Point for Her
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ursula Perano at the Daily Beast reports on the controversy among the Progressive Democratic Caucus in Congress over remarks on […]
Can the UN be Reformed? Turkish President Erdogan’s “A Fairer World is Possible.” – A Review
Mt. Berry, Ga. (Special to Informed Comment) – I avoid reading books written by politicians. They are all too often nothing more than exercises in […]
Ukraine war: Putin calls up more Troops and threatens Nuclear Option – But is it a Sign of Weakness?
By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tatyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy | – Declaring a partial mobilisation and threatening the use of […]
What Really Drives Israeli Politicians’ Posturing over Revival of Iran Nuclear Deal?
By Motasem A. Dalloul | – Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited himself for a security meeting with Israeli caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid […]
Fourth Day of Anti-Veil Protests Shake Iran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Tuesday Iran saw a fourth day of protests kicked off by the death in custody last week of Mahsa […]
Roots of White Rage
Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment) Recent development show just how divided the United States of America really is. The latest polling shows that 72% of […]
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