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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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Afghanistan
Afghans face Harsh Winter, Hunger, lack of Health Clinics:  How much of it is our Fault?

Afghans face Harsh Winter, Hunger, lack of Health Clinics: How much of it is our Fault?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The ancient Greek philosopher Bion of Borysthenes said that boys throw stones at frogs in jest, but the frogs die […]

Juan Cole

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France's Eric Zemmour and the Strange Story of Fascist Minorities Promoting Hate of . . . Minorities

France’s Eric Zemmour and the Strange Story of Fascist Minorities Promoting Hate of . . . Minorities

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) – Before joining university in England, I knew that encountering racism was inevitable. What I did not know was that […]

Mohammed Samaana

Iran
Iran doesn't even have a Nuclear Weapons Program: Why does the US keep passing it off as a Threat?

Iran doesn’t even have a Nuclear Weapons Program: Why does the US keep passing it off as a Threat?

( Iran Daily) – The American foreign policy establishment is complex and has many layers. Foreign policy in the United States, as in other countries, […]

Ali Abootalebi

Drones
The Rise of the (Real) Murderbots and why we Need to Abolish Them before it is is too Late

The Rise of the (Real) Murderbots and why we Need to Abolish Them before it is is too Late

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Here’s a scenario to consider: a military force has purchased a million cheap, disposable flying drones each the size of a […]

Rebecca Gordon

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How New Mexico just became the Saudi Arabia of Wind, with Largest Green Facility in Western Hemisphere

How New Mexico just became the Saudi Arabia of Wind, with Largest Green Facility in Western Hemisphere

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Pattern Energy Group has announced that its massive 377-turbine Western Spirit Wind facility in New Mexico, with a name plate […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Jan. 6 Coup attempt became Republican Road Map: Whether democracy survives is up to us

Jan. 6 Coup attempt became Republican Road Map: Whether democracy survives is up to us

( Otherwords.org ) – The defeat of Donald Trump in 2020 was supposed to put an end to America’s delusional national politics. The quashing of […]

John Feffer

Authoritarianism
Kazakhstan must Cancel Order for Troops to Shoot Protesters 'Without Warning' (Human Rights Watch)

Kazakhstan must Cancel Order for Troops to Shoot Protesters ‘Without Warning’ (Human Rights Watch)

Ensure National and Foreign Forces Respect Rights; Investigate Killings

Human Rights Watch

African-Americans
Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen

Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen

By Aram Goudsouzian | – In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of the […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Don't Look Down: Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier could Shatter in 10 years, Endangering 1 Bn. in Coastal Cities

Don’t Look Down: Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier could Shatter in 10 years, Endangering 1 Bn. in Coastal Cities

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – How fast will the sea level rise and how many people will that affect during the next 30 years? The […]

Juan Cole

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