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

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

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The military stood up to Donald Trump. Who will now stand up to the military?

The military stood up to Donald Trump. Who will now stand up to the military?

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – When he was trying to win the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon famously told his chief of staff that […]

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At UN, Biden Pivots from 20-year War to Global Alliance against the Climate Emergency

At UN, Biden Pivots from 20-year War to Global Alliance against the Climate Emergency

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden addressed the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, laying out his vision of […]

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A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women

A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women

( Otherwords.org) – For now, the Supreme Court has allowed Texas to sic bounty hunters on women seeking constitutionally protected abortions. By Martha Burk | […]

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The Profits of War: How Corporate America Cashed in on the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge

( Tomdispatch.com) – The costs and consequences of America’s twenty-first-century wars have by now been well-documented — a staggering $8 trillion in expenditures and more […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s war rug industry:  Profits and Everyday Trauma

Afghanistan’s war rug industry: Profits and Everyday Trauma

By Jamal J. Elias | – The end of the U.S.-led military intervention in Afghanistan has resulted in the withdrawal of most foreign aid workers […]

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As Biden prepares to declare US 20-year War over at U.N., Remembering the Bush Lies that Started it all

As Biden prepares to declare US 20-year War over at U.N., Remembering the Bush Lies that Started it all

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak at the Associated Press report that President Biden in his speech to the United Nations […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Restricting US Military Aid to Israel in the Age of Normalization

Restricting US Military Aid to Israel in the Age of Normalization

By Nadya Tannous | ( Al Shabaka ) – With the rise in global solidarity with Palestinians since the May 2021 Unity Intifada, United States […]

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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s first batch of women military graduates encourages more debate on gender roles

Saudi Arabia’s first batch of women military graduates encourages more debate on gender roles

By Rahma Alattar | – ( Global Voices.org) – Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia celebrated the graduation of its first-ever cohort of women military recruits, […]

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China Emerging as Competitor to Tesla: Will it build the best Cars in the World?

China Emerging as Competitor to Tesla: Will it build the best Cars in the World?

By Tom Stacey ” Europeans and other western nations have dominated automotive excellence for over a century. Whether it is the satisfying thud of the […]

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