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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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How the most Powerful Israel Lobby started Preferring anti-Democratic White Christian Nationalism to American Jews

How the most Powerful Israel Lobby started Preferring anti-Democratic White Christian Nationalism to American Jews

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee or AIPAC, the major coordinator of thousands of organizations making up the Israel […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Iran
The story of the Iranian new year, Nowruz, and why its themes of renewal and healing matter

The story of the Iranian new year, Nowruz, and why its themes of renewal and healing matter

By Pardis Mahdavi, Arizona State University | – As the days grow longer and the flowers start to bloom, my 7-year-old gets excited and exclaims, […]

The Conversation

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From Drought to Deluge: Those Who Contribute the Least to the Climate Crisis Suffer the Most

From Drought to Deluge: Those Who Contribute the Least to the Climate Crisis Suffer the Most

By Jane Braxton Little | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Greenville, CA — Snow began falling on December 24th, big fluffy flakes that made lace […]

Tomdispatch

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Happiness Apartheid: UN Ranks Israel 9th for Happiness, Occupied Palestinian Territories 122nd

Happiness Apartheid: UN Ranks Israel 9th for Happiness, Occupied Palestinian Territories 122nd

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN World Happiness Report for 2021 ranks Israel as the 9th happiest country in the world, but lists the […]

Juan Cole

Iran
On Nowruz, the Persian New Year: Can the United States and Iran Turn a New Page in Their Relations?

On Nowruz, the Persian New Year: Can the United States and Iran Turn a New Page in Their Relations?

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment) – Sunday 20th March is the vernal equinox, which has been traditionally celebrated by Iranians as Now Ruz (New Day), […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine tops Chilean president's Agenda in first Statements after taking Office

Palestine tops Chilean president’s Agenda in first Statements after taking Office

By Eman Abusidu | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Last Friday, thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric, the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected, […]

Middle East Monitor

China
Ukraine: why China is not yet bailing out Russia

Ukraine: why China is not yet bailing out Russia

By Aglaya Snetkov, UCL and Marc Lanteigne University of Tromsø | – As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, China’s role has been thrown into sharp […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Arctic hits 50° F above normal, as Scientists predict it will soon have more Rain than Snow

Arctic hits 50° F above normal, as Scientists predict it will soon have more Rain than Snow

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – While it made headlines because it is freakish, that parts of Antarctica are 70 degrees F. warmer than usual may […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens

Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens

By Chuck Collins | – As part of the sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its European partners are […]

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