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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves
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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]

“Look to the Rose:”  Edward FitzGerald’s  Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

“Look to the Rose:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

09/16/2025 By Juan Cole

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

09/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Is US fight against Shiite Militias in Syria becoming entangled in Russia-US Ukraine Tensions?

Is US fight against Shiite Militias in Syria becoming entangled in Russia-US Ukraine Tensions?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – AP reports that early today, Wednesday, the US military launched air strikes against Iran-backed Shiite militias in Deir al-Zor Province, […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Gravity power holds major promise for the decarbonization of electricity grids:  Wind and solar energy get a lift from falling-weight technology

Gravity power holds major promise for the decarbonization of electricity grids: Wind and solar energy get a lift from falling-weight technology

By David Henry | – ( Landscape News) – The Energy Vault Resiliency Center, a scalable gravity-powered energy storage center that holds major promise for […]

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Arab Spring
Digital Media and Sudan's Revolution

Digital Media and Sudan’s Revolution

By Shafie Khader Saeed | – Industrial revolutions are defined as new scientific and technological breakthroughs and innovative ways of seeing and dealing with the […]

Middle East Monitor

slavery
Slavery and War are tightly Connected – but we had no Idea just how Much until we crunched the Data

Slavery and War are tightly Connected – but we had no Idea just how Much until we crunched the Data

By Monti Datta, University of Richmond; Angharad Smith, United Nations University and Kevin Bales, University of Nottingham | – Some 40 million people are enslaved […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Our Carbon Dioxide Emissions could wipe out 87% of Marine Life if we don't Quickly get to Zero

Our Carbon Dioxide Emissions could wipe out 87% of Marine Life if we don’t Quickly get to Zero

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some 87% of marine species are at risk of being wiped out or devastated by 2100 if the world goes […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Raising the Alarm: Israel’s All-Out Assault on Rights Defenders:  Palestinian Groups Raided, Closed; Researcher for Israeli Group Detained

Raising the Alarm: Israel’s All-Out Assault on Rights Defenders: Palestinian Groups Raided, Closed; Researcher for Israeli Group Detained

By Omar Shakir | Israel and Palestine Director, Middle East and North Africa Division | @OmarSShakir | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – Three […]

Human Rights Watch

Afghanistan
Is Afghanistan Balkanizing under the Taliban Rule? On the one-year anniversary of their seizure of power, the Taliban now face a wholly different threat.

Is Afghanistan Balkanizing under the Taliban Rule? On the one-year anniversary of their seizure of power, the Taliban now face a wholly different threat.

By Atal Ahmadzai ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – In the year since the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan has endured rapid and agonizing setbacks. Two […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Natural Disasters
Shelling of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant exposes multiple risks – a nuclear expert tells us what they are

Shelling of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant exposes multiple risks – a nuclear expert tells us what they are

By Ross Peel, King’s College London | – Shelling has recently intensified at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, raising international safety concerns. Ukrainian staff […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
With Biden’s IRA, Why Homeowners are Costing themselves Money if they don’t Install Solar Panels

With Biden’s IRA, Why Homeowners are Costing themselves Money if they don’t Install Solar Panels

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has established a 10-year 30% tax credit for installing solar panels on your roof.It is […]

Juan Cole

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