Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]
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Trouble at Tesla and Protests against Trump’s Tariffs suggest consumer Boycotts are starting to Bite
By Erin O’Brien, Griffith University and Justine Coneybeer, Griffith University (The Conversation) – When the United States starts a trade war with your country, how […]
2025 Emergency National Statement to University and College Presidents from Faculty
New England Scholars Speak / Action Network US Scholars: Speak Up for Liberty and Justice NOW Public Domain. Photo by Nataraj Munoli: https://www.pexels.com/photo/statue-of-liberty-66709/ March 2025 […]
Can Trump’s Plan to Target China for its Oil Imports from Iran Succeed?
London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Since returning to office in January, US President Donald Trump has reinstated the maximum pressure campaign of his […]
After Assad: Sectarian Violence and the Struggle for Syria’s Future
By Weliam Sejari ( Global Voices ) – The fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024, marked a pivotal moment in Syria’s […]
Trump rages to snuff out Democracy’s Candle: Will we Rage against the Dying of its Light?
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Allow me to stipulate that I do not wish to die. In fact, had anyone consulted me about the construction of […]
The Making of the Modern Middle East: Juan Cole on History, Politics, and Today’s Turmoil – Tamooda Interview
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Juan Cole interviewed by Martin Asser at Tamooda : “The Making of the Modern Middle East: Juan Cole on History, […]
The Rhetorical Tricks for Normalizing Genocide
( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that, “From now on, negotiations will be conducted under fire.” His words […]
Social Movements constrained Trump in his first Term – Much more than People Realize
By Kevin A. Young, UMass Amherst (The Conversation) – Donald Trump’s first term as president saw some of the largest mass protests seen in the […]
America, the Unhappy: Lonely, Suspicious, Gun-ridden, and Stingy, the US Ranks Low for Well-Being
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 2025 “World Happiness Report,” produced by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, powered by Gallup analytics […]
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