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Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump:  Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?
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Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Trump: Is the World on the Brink of a Major Disaster?

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The reports of the past few days are extremely worrying. The acrimonious and open split between President Donald […]

Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

Trump’s Middle East Pivot aims to counter China’s rising Influence

06/08/2025 By The Conversation

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

Yemen: US Strikes on Port an Apparent War Crime

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The other Gun Problem: Israeli Squatter-Settlers in Palestinian West Bank have Killed, Injured Dozens of Palestinians with Assault Weapons

The other Gun Problem: Israeli Squatter-Settlers in Palestinian West Bank have Killed, Injured Dozens of Palestinians with Assault Weapons

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that 37 Palestinians have been murdered by Israeli squatter-settlers […]

Juan Cole

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Israel/Palestine: Americans Must Demand a Credible Investigation Into Killing of American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Israel/Palestine: Americans Must Demand a Credible Investigation Into Killing of American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

By Phyllis Bennis and Richard Falk | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Shireen Abu Akleh was a seasoned al-Jazeera correspondent for the […]

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A Republican Tried to Introduce a Commonsense Gun Law. Then the Gun Lobby Got Involved

A Republican Tried to Introduce a Commonsense Gun Law. Then the Gun Lobby Got Involved

By Megan O’Matz | – ( ProPublica ) – Cole Wist was a Republican state House member in Colorado with an A grade from the […]

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6 Charts show key role Firearms Corporations play in America’s Gun Culture

6 Charts show key role Firearms Corporations play in America’s Gun Culture

By Michael Siegel, Tufts University | – Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass shootings that are […]

The Conversation

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In Final Slap to Bush-Era Neoconservatives, Iraq Criminalizes Contacts with Israel

In Final Slap to Bush-Era Neoconservatives, Iraq Criminalizes Contacts with Israel

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Neoconservatives who pushed for the Bush-Cheney war on Iraq in 2003 hoped that by toppling the Arab nationalist dictator […]

Juan Cole

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Jerusalem is not an internal Israel Affair to be Discussed before its Judiciary

Jerusalem is not an internal Israel Affair to be Discussed before its Judiciary

By Fayez Abu Shamaleh | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Israeli government took note of the statement issued by the Jordanian Ministry […]

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Turkey sees chance to Strengthen its hand at home and abroad in Ukraine War

Turkey sees chance to Strengthen its hand at home and abroad in Ukraine War

By Ali Bilgic, Loughborough University | – The longstanding neutrality of Sweden and Finland was abandoned when both states submitted formal applications to Nato. But […]

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One-Off Demonstrations are not Enough: Progressives need Standing Mass Organizations

One-Off Demonstrations are not Enough: Progressives need Standing Mass Organizations

By Beverly Gologorsky | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – To begin, an anecdote. This past summer, a pigeon walked through my open balcony door while […]

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Turkey wants Anti-Kurdish Pledges in Writing from Finland and Sweden before they can Join NATO

Turkey wants Anti-Kurdish Pledges in Writing from Finland and Sweden before they can Join NATO

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkey is still holding up the application of Finland and Sweden to join NATO over what President Tayyip Erdogan says […]

Juan Cole

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