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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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Corruption
Why did the Saudis invest $2 bn with Jared Kushner?

Why did the Saudis invest $2 bn with Jared Kushner?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Sunday, David D. Kirkpatrick and Kate Kelly of the New York Times got a big scoop — they gained […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
US Assistance to Saudi-Led Coalition Risks Complicity in War Crimes

US Assistance to Saudi-Led Coalition Risks Complicity in War Crimes

By Afrah Nasser Yemen Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The protracted conflict in Yemen has killed […]

Human Rights Watch

Agriculture
More Heat, Less Water: Climate Emergency Pushes Iraq's Farmers off Land as Drought  cripples Crops

More Heat, Less Water: Climate Emergency Pushes Iraq’s Farmers off Land as Drought cripples Crops

( Middle East Monitor ) – Until a few years ago, farming in southern Iraq was “as lucrative as oil”, Qasim Abdul Wahad remembers, and […]

Middle East Monitor

Agriculture
The Climate Emergency is Stressing Plants, Making them Less Productive

The Climate Emergency is Stressing Plants, Making them Less Productive

By Souleïmen Jmii, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) | – Plants that inhabit the Earth have the incredible ability to grow continually for hundreds […]

The Conversation

European Union
Could Europe/ NATO become Israel-Palestine if Putin Occupies parts of Ukraine for the Long Haul?

Could Europe/ NATO become Israel-Palestine if Putin Occupies parts of Ukraine for the Long Haul?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) | – We have to begin asking the question of what will happen if Russia succeeds in implementing a long-term occupation […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Yemen: Will Resignation of Saudi-backed Absentee President help End US-Backed War?

Yemen: Will Resignation of Saudi-backed Absentee President help End US-Backed War?

( Al-Bab.com ) – After months of apparent deadlock, the last few days have brought tentative signs of a shift in Yemen’s seven-year conflict. On […]

Brian Whitaker

Left Politics
The Left has to Recognize Russian Imperialism in Ukraine or it is Trapped in Americocentrism

The Left has to Recognize Russian Imperialism in Ukraine or it is Trapped in Americocentrism

By David Ost | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – It is tough for leftists to be on the same side as the […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Afghanistan
Why didn’t US strikes on Afghan Weddings generate Press Outrage like Russia’s Killings of Civilians in Ukraine?

Why didn’t US strikes on Afghan Weddings generate Press Outrage like Russia’s Killings of Civilians in Ukraine?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – You’ve seen the grisly footage. You’ve read the harrowing reports. The evidence is everywhere and it’s as chilling as it is […]

Nick Turse

Donald Trump
Republicans dislike Biden more than Putin by over 2-to-1: No Rallying around the Flag

Republicans dislike Biden more than Putin by over 2-to-1: No Rallying around the Flag

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new opinion poll by Shibley Telhami and Stella Rouse at the University of Maryland finds that Republicans dislike President […]

Juan Cole

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