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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Was Jared Kushner the anti-Jon Snow in the Saudi Game of Thrones?

Was Jared Kushner the anti-Jon Snow in the Saudi Game of Thrones?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to investigative journalist Vicki Ward, Jared Kushner, a minor New York hustler who managed to marry into the Donald […]

Juan Cole

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 […]

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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

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