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Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for  an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies
Donald Trump

Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies

Juan Cole

Like most things in Trumpworld these investment figures are pure fantasies, and it is disturbing that he is apparently making geopolitical policy

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The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

11/19/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Trump Luxuriates in Golden Ballroom Plans as Americans Scrimp By

Trump Luxuriates in Golden Ballroom Plans as Americans Scrimp By

11/19/2025 By Tom Engelhardt

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan:  Taliban Faces Rising Armed Resistance From Former Government Factions

Afghanistan: Taliban Faces Rising Armed Resistance From Former Government Factions

By Abubakar Siddique | – ( RFE/ RL )- For nearly two decades, the Taliban launched an annual deadly spring offensive in a bid to […]

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European Union
A Failure of Western Diplomacy: Russia’s long journey from partner of the west to pariah

A Failure of Western Diplomacy: Russia’s long journey from partner of the west to pariah

By Anna-Sophie Maass, Lancaster University | – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine two months ago, the world has grown used to the sight of […]

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Climate Crisis
Could a European Union boycott of Putin's Oil, with Qatari and UAE help, Crash the Russian Economy?

Could a European Union boycott of Putin’s Oil, with Qatari and UAE help, Crash the Russian Economy?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The breaking news is that the German Minister of Economy and Climate Robert Habeck, who is also the Vice-Chancellor has […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Green Energy as answer to Ukraine Crisis: Turning to Nuclear would make us hostage to Moscow’s Uranium

Green Energy as answer to Ukraine Crisis: Turning to Nuclear would make us hostage to Moscow’s Uranium

By Tatyana Novikova | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – In March 2022, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced several bills calling for a […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Dissent
Defections are crucial to ending Putin’s war — Russian soldiers looking for a way out need support

Defections are crucial to ending Putin’s war — Russian soldiers looking for a way out need support

By David Cortright | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Putin’s greatest vulnerability may be his dependence on the willingness of Russian soldiers to do his […]

Waging Nonviolence

Agriculture
Climate Emergency: Extreme Heat devastates Male Honeybees and threatens Fertilization of Crops

Climate Emergency: Extreme Heat devastates Male Honeybees and threatens Fertilization of Crops

By Alison McAfee, University of British Columbia | – Temperatures soared above 42 C for days in Western Canada in June 2021, with Lytton, B.C., […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Climate Emergency: India’s Unprecedented Heat Wave blights Wheat Crops, adding to Global Bread Shortages

Climate Emergency: India’s Unprecedented Heat Wave blights Wheat Crops, adding to Global Bread Shortages

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A global wheat crisis has been caused by Russian’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war there, which has drastically […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Illegal Blockade Means Palestinian fishermen in Gaza Struggle for a Catch to feed their Families

Israel’s Illegal Blockade Means Palestinian fishermen in Gaza Struggle for a Catch to feed their Families

By Wafa Aludaini | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – As International Workers’ Day approaches in the besieged Gaza Strip, the precarity of the […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Germany reduces dependence on Russian Oil from 35% to 12%, aims to End Imports

Germany reduces dependence on Russian Oil from 35% to 12%, aims to End Imports

( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany has reduced its dependence on Russian crude oil from 35 to 12 percent and will take steps to […]

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