This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]
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The World’s Other Nuclear Flashpoint: Mounting Tensions Over Taiwan
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Thanks to Vladimir Putin’s recent implicit threat to employ nuclear weapons if the U.S. and its NATO allies continue to arm […]
Iran: In Widening of Social Base of Protests, Oil Workers go on Strike in Support of Youth Demonstrators
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The student protests continued in Iran on Monday, as youth rallied at the University of Shiraz and at several campuses […]
Iran: the hijab protests are now Massive, but a Revolution will need the Military to change Sides
By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, SOAS, University of London | – More than three weeks after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Ahmini for disobeying Iran’s strict laws, […]
The Case for Palestinian Nationality
By Nadim Bawalsa | – Exiled Palestinians’ right to Palestinian nationality is protected under international law, irrespective of racist Israeli apartheid policies. How can Palestinians […]
The climate Movement was built for a World before Climate Change — it’s Time for a new Approach
By Cam Fenton | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – We are past the point where “stopping” climate change is really possible. With global temperature rise […]
Iran: Women Students Brand Regime Paramilitary “ISIL” as Protests Continue, with at least 185 Dead
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dubai’s Al-Arabiya reports that on Sunday evening angry nighttime demonstrations broke out in numerous Iranian cities, as the wave of […]
Russia’s Annexation of Part of Ukraine Drew Western Sanctions, but UK’s Liz Truss is rewarding Israel’s Annexation by moving British Embassy to Jerusalem
Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) – Russia’s invasion and annexation of four regions of Ukraine exposed western double standards elsewhere in the world once again. […]
Laws on Veiling in Iran over the Decades: the continuing Battle for Reform
By Sahar Maranlou, University of Essex | – Protests have quickly spread across Iran calling for a change in the law after the death of […]
Welcoming Russians Who Refuse to Fight
By David Cortright |- ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The sudden mass exodus last week of Russian men fleeing military service is a […]
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