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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Afghanistan
UN Rights Body Needs to Investigate Grave Taliban Abuses in Afghanistan

UN Rights Body Needs to Investigate Grave Taliban Abuses in Afghanistan

By Patricia Gossman | Associate Asia Director | – ( Human Rights Watch) – As reports mount of grave human rights abuses by the Taliban […]

Human Rights Watch

Afghanistan
Climate Emergency v. Afghanistan:  Why do TV Cable News, Pols ignore the greatest Terror Threat to the US in History?

Climate Emergency v. Afghanistan: Why do TV Cable News, Pols ignore the greatest Terror Threat to the US in History?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – American cable TV news has been on an Afghanistan jag since the Taliban rapidly advanced in the country, with wall […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
What Future Awaits Afghanistan?  Arirang interview with Juan Cole, Experts (Video)

What Future Awaits Afghanistan? Arirang interview with Juan Cole, Experts (Video)

Arirang Interview with Juan Cole and other Experts: Islamic militant group Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan on August 15th. As soon as the U.S. […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate change: why government failure to act isn’t the problem

Climate change: why government failure to act isn’t the problem

By Nick Bernards | – ( The Conversation) – The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report underscored the dire state of the climate […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
How Can US Corporations address the Climate Emergency if their Stock Buy-backs even Interfere with their Ordinary Business?

How Can US Corporations address the Climate Emergency if their Stock Buy-backs even Interfere with their Ordinary Business?

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – The international panel of climate science experts presents the challenge in the starkest terms. A panel of […]

John Buell

Afghanistan
Juan Cole Explains How The #Taliban Returned To Power In #Afghanistan So Quickly (David Feldman Video)

Juan Cole Explains How The #Taliban Returned To Power In #Afghanistan So Quickly (David Feldman Video)

Professor Juan Cole explains the rise of the Taliban and the rapid fall of the American supported Afghanistan government in this conversation with Professor Adnan […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
The Endless Shadow of the War on Terror: Living With It Forever and a Day

The Endless Shadow of the War on Terror: Living With It Forever and a Day

( Tomdispatch.com) – It ended in chaos and disaster. Kabul has fallen and Joe Biden is being blamed (by congressional Republicans in particular) for America’s […]

Karen J. Greenberg

Afghanistan
Top 6 Ways Trump forced Abrupt US Departure from Afghanistan; and that Time Trump said Taliban would take over War on Terror

Top 6 Ways Trump forced Abrupt US Departure from Afghanistan; and that Time Trump said Taliban would take over War on Terror

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 1. in December, 2018, Trump ordered that half of the then 14,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan be brought out. The […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
The Republican Big Lie about 2020 is Old News, but the Stakes are Still High

The Republican Big Lie about 2020 is Old News, but the Stakes are Still High

( Otherwords.org ) – Unless we debunk the lies about 2020, the next election may be a lot less fair. By Jill Richardson | August […]

Jill Richardson

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