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Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)
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Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)

Juan Cole

Juan Cole Interviewed by Francesca Fiorentini: “The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini): How To Lose a Country In 100 Days with Josh Gondelman & Juan […]

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

05/18/2025 By Middle East Monitor

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

05/18/2025 By The Conversation

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Yemenis face Famine of the Century and Mass Starvation unless President Biden pressures Saudis to Stop Port Blockade

Yemenis face Famine of the Century and Mass Starvation unless President Biden pressures Saudis to Stop Port Blockade

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The head of the UN World Food Program, David Beasley said at a news conference this week covered by al-`Arabi […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
DHS’s Mayorkas brands “Crisis” language about Border as Trumpian, Says Challenge Doesn’t Require Cruel Family Separation

DHS’s Mayorkas brands “Crisis” language about Border as Trumpian, Says Challenge Doesn’t Require Cruel Family Separation

By Ryan Knappenberger | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration’s immigration policies Wednesday, but conceded […]

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Joe Biden
Syria needs Long-Term Housing for the Neediest, and the US needs to Stop Blocking it

Syria needs Long-Term Housing for the Neediest, and the US needs to Stop Blocking it

By Hany Al Banna | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – March 15, 2021, will mark a grim milestone—the 10th anniversary of the beginning […]

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Climate Crisis
Climate Change is making Sea levels rise fastest in big cities – here's why

Climate Change is making Sea levels rise fastest in big cities – here’s why

By Sally Brown and Robert James Nicholls | – It is well known that climate-induced sea level rise is a major threat. What is less […]

The Conversation

Education
A Green New Deal: Arkansas School District goes Solar, Gives Teachers $1000s in Bonuses with Savings

A Green New Deal: Arkansas School District goes Solar, Gives Teachers $1000s in Bonuses with Savings

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Climate Wire reported last fall on a remarkable story about the way renewable energy not only saves the earth from […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Amid Global Pandemic, Recession, Israel still Keeps Palestinians of Gaza under Siege

Amid Global Pandemic, Recession, Israel still Keeps Palestinians of Gaza under Siege

By Maher Al-Tabba | – (Middle East Monitor ) – The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue to suffer from the Israeli-led blockade imposed since […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
On January 6th, the U.S. Became a Foreign Country

On January 6th, the U.S. Became a Foreign Country

By Kevin Tillman | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – Just about everyone was shocked by what happened at the Capitol building on January 6th. But as […]

Tomdispatch

Syria
Every day is war' – a decade of slow suffering and destruction in Syria

Every day is war’ – a decade of slow suffering and destruction in Syria

By Ammar Azzouz | – Abduljalil sent me a photo of his ruined home in Homs, Syria. “It is the third floor”, he told me […]

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10 Years after the Outbreak of the Syrian Revolution, the US is Still Prolonging the Agony

10 Years after the Outbreak of the Syrian Revolution, the US is Still Prolonging the Agony

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On March 15, 2011, ten years ago this week, the first tiny demonstrations took place in Damascus in Syria. A […]

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