Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Abu Dhabi-based Erem News reports that the Prime Minister of Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli, […]
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Montesquieu in Najd: Saudi Arabia, World’s Last Absolute Monarchy, Challenged by New Democratic Political Party
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A group of expatriate Saudi intellectuals announced this week the formation of the National Assembly Party, which they intend as […]
Renewables cover almost half of German electricity use in first 9 months 2020
(Clean Energy Wire ) – Renewables covered about 48 percent of German power consumption in the first three quarters of 2020, preliminary data from energy […]
Qatar: Significant Reforms for Gulf Labor give Workers new Freedoms
( Human Rights Watch ) – (Beirut) – The success of the significant labor reform measures that Qatar introduced on September 8, 2020, will depend […]
We Predict: Electric Cars will be Cheaper than Gasoline Cars by 2025
By Venkat Viswanathan, Alexander Bills and Shashank Sripad | – Electric vehicle sales have grown exponentially in recent years, accompanied by dropping prices. However, adoption […]
Russia tells Trump to Jump in Lake, commits 80,000 Personnel to War drill alongside Iran, China
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week, Russia is deploying 80,000 personnel, including 12,000 troops, alongside 1,000 troops from friendly countries in its region, in […]
Live fast, die small: how global heating is simplifying the world’s ecosystems
By Miguel Lurgi | – Global warming is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity worldwide. As temperatures increase, many species are forced to move […]
Trump’s Nuclear Threats reveal the long arm of the Enola Gay and Hiroshima
( Tomdispatch.com) – Whether you’re reading this with your morning coffee, just after lunch, or on the late shift in the wee small hours of […]
Can Turkey’s Feminists prevent withdrawal in name of “Family Values” from Treaty banning Violence against Women?
By Arzu Geybullayeva | – (GlobalVoices.org ) – A website called Anit Sayac (Turkish for “monument tracker”) indicates the number “276” on its home page […]
After praising Nordic “genes,” Trump slams Jewish Americans and Muslim Americans
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump can’t keep himself from sounding like a Nazi. Campaigning in Minnesota, he told the almost all-white crowd, most of […]
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