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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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Hollow Men: All the Cowards of Jan. 6

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The damning Jan. 6 public hearings revealed a plethora of historical detail, but they also shed light on character. Some […]

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In Wake of Jan. 6 Hearings:  What was Trump's Relationship to the Militias who invaded the Capitol?

In Wake of Jan. 6 Hearings: What was Trump’s Relationship to the Militias who invaded the Capitol?

Amy Cooter, Vanderbilt University | – It’s not quite clear what, exactly, former President Donald Trump was doing and privately saying inside the White House […]

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President Biden Must Commit to Ending the War in Yemen

By Farrah Hassen | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Biden once said the U.S. should never “check its principles at the door […]

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Are New Mexico’s Megafires so extreme they Mark a New era? Welcome to the Pyrocene

By William deBuys | – ( Tomdispatch.org) – Firefighters don’t normally allude to early English epics, but in a briefing on the massive Hermits Peak/Calf […]

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Biden, Speaking of "Climate Emergency" and National Security, Pledges Executive Orders to Combat Global Heating

Biden, Speaking of “Climate Emergency” and National Security, Pledges Executive Orders to Combat Global Heating

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he would use executive orders and appeal to emergency measures in addressing what […]

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( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even […]

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Environment: Iraqis and Iranians continue to oppose Turkey’s hydroelectric projects on the Tigris River

Environment: Iraqis and Iranians continue to oppose Turkey’s hydroelectric projects on the Tigris River

By Roman Shemakov | – The following story is part of series on Turkey’s Ilisu Dam project and the flooding of Hasankeyf. The Ilisu Dam, […]

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By Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona | – Hundreds of millions of people struggled to keep cool amid a sweltering summer heat wave as cities […]

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Russia announces $40 Bn. Investment in Iran Oil & Gas, as Khamenei Supports Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Russia announces $40 Bn. Investment in Iran Oil & Gas, as Khamenei Supports Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey arrived on Tuesday in Tehran for a summit on guaranteeing the Syrian peace […]

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