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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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Bashar al-Assad
Syrian survivors of Torture rejoice over German Court indicting Regime Officer of Crimes Against Humanity

Syrian survivors of Torture rejoice over German Court indicting Regime Officer of Crimes Against Humanity

By Okba Mohammed | – ( Globalvoices.org) – Survivors of torture in Syrian prisons celebrated a verdict made at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 13 […]

Global Voices

Climate Crisis
Millions are on the Run from Global Heating - International Law must recognize Climate Refugees

Millions are on the Run from Global Heating – International Law must recognize Climate Refugees

By Daniel L. Huizenga | – When hurricanes Eta and Iota barrelled into Central America in November 2020, they flooded towns and cities, caused catastrophic […]

The Conversation

al-Qaeda
All the Ways the Oath Keeper Militiamen, just Jailed, are Like al-Qaeda

All the Ways the Oath Keeper Militiamen, just Jailed, are Like al-Qaeda

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Department of Justice reports that the FBI arrested 11 top members of the fascist militia, the Oath Keepers, on […]

Juan Cole

China
Is this Wise?  Washington Tightens the Noose around China in new Cold War of Encirclement

Is this Wise? Washington Tightens the Noose around China in new Cold War of Encirclement

( Tomdispatch.com) – The word “encirclement” does not appear in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law by President Joe Biden on […]

Michael T. Klare

Israel/ Palestine
Far-Right Israelis aren't Planting trees in the Negev for 'forestation,' but to ethnically Cleanse Palestinians

Far-Right Israelis aren’t Planting trees in the Negev for ‘forestation,’ but to ethnically Cleanse Palestinians

By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – After mass protests by Arab residents and threats by Arab parliamentarians, the Israeli […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Ocean Heat is at Record Levels, with Major Consequences

Ocean Heat is at Record Levels, with Major Consequences

By Kevin Trenberth | – The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods that swept through mountain towns in […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
In First, Biden announces Massive 480k Acre Lease for 7 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Farms serving New York, New Jersey

In First, Biden announces Massive 480k Acre Lease for 7 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Farms serving New York, New Jersey

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden-Harris White House announced Wednesday that The Department of the Interior is offering a lease sale for offshore wind […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal: Here's how to ensure that a new agreement isn't so easily cancelled

Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal: Here’s how to ensure that a new agreement isn’t so easily cancelled

By Abolghasem Bayyenat | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – As talks for reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Islamophobia
Promoting Hatred of Muslim Americans is a Billion Dollar Industry: Can the New Congressional Envoy Combat it?

Promoting Hatred of Muslim Americans is a Billion Dollar Industry: Can the New Congressional Envoy Combat it?

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor) – US lawmakers voted, last month, in support of a bill to create a State Department […]

Middle East Monitor

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