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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

Juan Cole

Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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

Climate Crisis
IPCC: Limiting heating to 2C requires CO2 Emissions to peak before 2025, and fall 25% by 2030

IPCC: Limiting heating to 2C requires CO2 Emissions to peak before 2025, and fall 25% by 2030

By Catherine Early ( China Dialogue ) – Without “immediate and deep” emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5C will be impossible, […]

China Dialogue

Islam
The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

Ismail Patel | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Masjid Al-Aqsa has been in danger since the Israeli Occupation of East Jerusalem began in […]

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