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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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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

Mass Extinction
Even a ‘limited’ Nuclear War would starve Hundreds of Millions of People, new Study Reveals

Even a ‘limited’ Nuclear War would starve Hundreds of Millions of People, new Study Reveals

By Ryan Heneghan, Queensland University of Technology | – Even a relatively small nuclear war would create a worldwide food crisis lasting at least a […]

The Conversation

Cryptocurrency
Why Cryptocurrencies Are No Digital Cure-All For Iran, Russia, Other Sanctioned States

Why Cryptocurrencies Are No Digital Cure-All For Iran, Russia, Other Sanctioned States

By Michael Scollon | – ( RFE/RL ) – Cryptocurrencies are being eyed by Iran, Russia, and other sanctioned states as a way to evade […]

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Arab World
Opening of shipping Routes from Ukraine will not Lessen Commodity and Food pressure on the Middle East and North Africa

Opening of shipping Routes from Ukraine will not Lessen Commodity and Food pressure on the Middle East and North Africa

By Roman Shemakov | – Russia and Ukraine are two of the most essential pillars of the global food trade, producing 25 percent of the […]

Global Voices

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Why the Iran Nuclear Deal would benefit America, regardless of whether Tehran is in other ways a Bad Actor

Why the Iran Nuclear Deal would benefit America, regardless of whether Tehran is in other ways a Bad Actor

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – There appears to be some movement in the indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States over the reentry of […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
"The Elbe River Gasps for Breath:"  Rivers’ ecosystems across Germany threatened by low Water, O2 Levels and high Temperatures

“The Elbe River Gasps for Breath:” Rivers’ ecosystems across Germany threatened by low Water, O2 Levels and high Temperatures

Citing Hamburger Abendblatt / Süddeutsche Zeitung / Rheinische Post ( Clean Energy Wire ) – German rivers are suffering from extreme heat and drought, ringing […]

Benjamin Wehrmann

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Final ISIS Kidnapper sentenced to Life for Role in Kayla Mueller’s Death

Final ISIS Kidnapper sentenced to Life for Role in Kayla Mueller’s Death

By Ryan Knappenberger | – ( Cronkite News ) – ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A second ISIS militant was sentenced to life in prison Friday for […]

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Israel/ Palestine
The Samaritans of "Good Samaritan" Fame still Exist, caught between Israelis and Palestinians

The Samaritans of “Good Samaritan” Fame still Exist, caught between Israelis and Palestinians

By Terry Giles, Gannon University | – “Good Samaritan” is a label often used to describe someone acting selflessly to benefit others, even if a […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
19 Years ago America Really Wanted Iraq's Basra for its Oil, which is now Making it Uninhabitable

19 Years ago America Really Wanted Iraq’s Basra for its Oil, which is now Making it Uninhabitable

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Poet Robert Frost asked if the world would end by fire or ice. It turns out that it is both, […]

Juan Cole

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