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Has the DC Foreign Policy Blob swallowed Joe Biden? We don’t need to be the World’s Policeman
( Tomdispatch.com ) – You may have noticed: the Blob is back. Beneath a veneer of gender and racial diversity, the Biden national security team […]
Why Tunisians are still out on the streets — a decade after the Arab Spring
By Saerom Han, Andrea Teti, and Pamela Abbott | – It has been 10 years since nation-wide protests in Tunisia led to the ousting of […]
At Last, the End of Austerity: Joe Biden’s Really, Really Big Covid Stimulus aims to Jumpstart America
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Joe Biden has redeemed the sins of the Obama administration, which did not enact a big enough stimulus truly to […]
Biden wants the US Carbon Neutral by 2050, but Can he Paint the Whole World Green?
( Foreign Policy in Focus) – Once upon a time, a rich hypochondriac was complaining about pains in his head and stomach. He consulted a […]
City of lost mosques: how Suzhou tells the story of China’s Islamic past
By Alessandra Cappelletti | – The labyrinth of alleys and lanes in the old city of Suzhou hides a secret: historical fragments of the long […]
Will this month’s Israeli election end the Netanyahu era?
By Ali Abu Hableh | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Due to right-wing domination, Israelis find themselves approaching the General Election this month with […]
By 2030, 60% of New Cars in China will be Electric, and by 2040 all New Cars in the World will be: USB Bank; Will Mideast Oil States Survive?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – 60 percent of new cars sold in China in 2030 will be electric, according to Switzerland’s UBS bank. And by […]
European Union backs Int’l Criminal Court Probe of War Crimes in Veiled rebuke of Israel, US
( Middle East Monitor) – The European Union has backed the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its decision to open a formal investigation into war […]
How a ‘feminist’ foreign policy would change the world
By Rollie Lal and Shirley Graham | – The Biden administration has a woman, Vice President Kamala Harris, in its second-highest position, and 61% of […]