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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
Donald Trump

Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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Russia
Putin’s antagonism toward Ukraine was never just about NATO – it’s about creating a new Russian empire

Putin’s antagonism toward Ukraine was never just about NATO – it’s about creating a new Russian empire

By Emily Channell-Justice and Jacob Lassin | – As some Western observers have feared, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just proved that his aggression toward […]

The Conversation

Batteries
Will Germany's Pause of Russian Gas Pipeline over Ukraine Galvanize its Green Energy Switch?

Will Germany’s Pause of Russian Gas Pipeline over Ukraine Galvanize its Green Energy Switch?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Tuesday, Germany’s socialist Chancellor, Olaf Scholtz, suspended the permitting process for the Nord Stream 2 methane gas pipeline that […]

Juan Cole

Algeria
Sanctions on Russia may be a Bonanza for Mideast Gas and Oil Producers, but Where will they get their Wheat?

Sanctions on Russia may be a Bonanza for Mideast Gas and Oil Producers, but Where will they get their Wheat?

By Ihsan Al-Faqih | – Over the decades, the Middle East has been an arena of contention over influence and interests between the US and […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
First solar canal project is a win for water, energy, air and climate in California

First solar canal project is a win for water, energy, air and climate in California

By Roger Bales | – Mounting evidence suggests the western United States is now in its worst megadrought in at least 1,200 years. Groundwater supplies […]

The Conversation

Pentagon
Holy War, American-Style:  Reaping What We Sow

Holy War, American-Style: Reaping What We Sow

By Kelly Denton-Borhaug | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Lately, random verses from the Bible have been popping into my mind unbidden, like St. Paul’s […]

Tomdispatch

Colonialism
Why Putin's Denial of Ukrainian Statehood and Israel's Denial of Palestinian Statehood are Crimes against History

Why Putin’s Denial of Ukrainian Statehood and Israel’s Denial of Palestinian Statehood are Crimes against History

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In his incendiary speech on Ukraine on Monday, Vladimir Putin alleged that Ukraine does not really exist, that it is […]

Juan Cole

Russia
The Welshman who Founded Donetsk, Ukraine, and Why a War is a Disaster for Russia

The Welshman who Founded Donetsk, Ukraine, and Why a War is a Disaster for Russia

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – In the 18th century a migration took to the Donbas region of Ukraine which Tsarist Russia named “New […]

Hugh J. Curran

Joe Biden
Ukraine crisis Inflection Point: Putin recognizes breakaway regions, Biden orders limited sanctions

Ukraine crisis Inflection Point: Putin recognizes breakaway regions, Biden orders limited sanctions

By Naomi Schalit, interviewing Emily Channell-Justice, J. Eugene Clay, Jacob Lassin, Maggie Smith and Ryan Haddad | – Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a provocative […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israel and the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians: Crimes of apartheid do not have a statute of limitations

Israel and the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians: Crimes of apartheid do not have a statute of limitations

By Amira Abo el-Fetouh | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – There is no doubt that the report by Amnesty International issued earlier this […]

Middle East Monitor

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