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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest
Archaeology

Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Dilek Koptekin et al., a Swiss-Turkish team, has appeared in Science that combines archeological and genetics […]

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

06/30/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

06/30/2025 By The Conversation

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Afghanistan
Historian Adam Michnik: Putin’s Invasion Of Ukraine Will End Like Brezhnev’s Afghan War, And Spark A ‘New Wave’

Historian Adam Michnik: Putin’s Invasion Of Ukraine Will End Like Brezhnev’s Afghan War, And Spark A ‘New Wave’

By Vadim Dubnov | – ( RFE/RL ) – Vladimir Putin “has driven Russia into a trap” by invading Ukraine, the former Polish dissident Adam […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Houthi
Unlawful Killing in Yemen: Recent Saudi-UAE Attack Targeted Civilians

Unlawful Killing in Yemen: Recent Saudi-UAE Attack Targeted Civilians

Human Rights Watch – (Sanaa) – The Saudi and UAE-led coalition carried out three attacks in Yemen in late January 2022 in apparent violation of […]

Human Rights Watch

nationalism
The Rise of Russian Grievance Culture

The Rise of Russian Grievance Culture

By Gregory Carleton, Tufts University | – The range of anti-Russian measures taken by countries around the world since the start of Russia’s invasion of […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
France's Macron: "I am combating the Project of the extreme Right ... which is to put an End to Renewable Energy"

France’s Macron: “I am combating the Project of the extreme Right … which is to put an End to Renewable Energy”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The two frontrunners in France’s presidential election who now face a run-off election against one another, Emmanuel Macron and Marine […]

Juan Cole

Joe Biden
Can President Biden Wage Economic war against Russian Aggression without Hurting US Economy?

Can President Biden Wage Economic war against Russian Aggression without Hurting US Economy?

By Gorana Grgić, University of Sydney | – Any sort of analysis that tries to draw lessons from an evolving event such as an ongoing […]

The Conversation

Hungary
Can sanctions ever be just — let alone effective?

Can sanctions ever be just — let alone effective?

( Fellowship of Conciliation/ Waging Nonviolence ) – As a result of its brutal invasion of Ukraine, Russia is now the most sanctioned country in […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Arms Sales
The New Gold Rush: How Pentagon Contractors Are Cashing in on the Ukraine Crisis

The New Gold Rush: How Pentagon Contractors Are Cashing in on the Ukraine Crisis

By William D. Hartung and Julia Gledhill | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought immense suffering to the people […]

William D. Hartung

Christianity
For Easter:  The Joyous, Dancing Ascendant Christ in a Love Poem of Hafez

For Easter: The Joyous, Dancing Ascendant Christ in a Love Poem of Hafez

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Just as Good Friday is a time for sober reflection and grief at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, so Easter […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
IPCC: Limiting heating to 2C requires CO2 Emissions to peak before 2025, and fall 25% by 2030

IPCC: Limiting heating to 2C requires CO2 Emissions to peak before 2025, and fall 25% by 2030

By Catherine Early ( China Dialogue ) – Without “immediate and deep” emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5C will be impossible, […]

China Dialogue

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