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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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A Trump strike on Iran will make the US an Outcast and won't stop Tehran's civilian Nuclear Program

A Trump strike on Iran will make the US an Outcast and won’t stop Tehran’s civilian Nuclear Program

By Christoph Bluth | – Donald Trump asked his senior advisers to examine options for air strikes against Iran’s main nuclear installation, the New York […]

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Anti-War Movement
Ten Foreign Policy Fiascos Biden Can Fix on Day One (and Should)

Ten Foreign Policy Fiascos Biden Can Fix on Day One (and Should)

( Code Pink ) – Donald Trump loves executive orders as a tool of dictatorial power, avoiding the need to work through Congress. But that […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Arms Sales
Merchants of Arms:  Who wants a Conflict with China?

Merchants of Arms: Who wants a Conflict with China?

By Cassandra Stimpson and Holly Zhang | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – War: what is it good for? Apparently, in Washington’s world of think tanks, […]

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Donald Trump
Is it the Trump-Monster or capitalist Plutocracy?  With 250,000 Dead, why is the US Virus Response so Particularly Bad?

Is it the Trump-Monster or capitalist Plutocracy? With 250,000 Dead, why is the US Virus Response so Particularly Bad?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris and Theresa Waldrop at CNN report that the United States has passed the grim milestone of […]

Juan Cole

Israel Lobbies
Criticizing Israel is not antisemitic — it's academic freedom

Criticizing Israel is not antisemitic — it’s academic freedom

By Jasmin Zine, Greg Bird and Sara Matthews | – This summer controversy arose around the hiring of Valentina Azarova as the director of the […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Letter regarding ongoing denial of Palestinians in Gaza right to study abroad

Letter regarding ongoing denial of Palestinians in Gaza right to study abroad

Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association Letter regarding ongoing denial of Palestinians in Gaza right to study abroad Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Fax: […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Banking
How the concentration of property rights within corporations has led to a rejection of democracy and a rise in inequality

How the concentration of property rights within corporations has led to a rejection of democracy and a rise in inequality

By Jean-Philippe Robé | – Jean-Philippe Robé discusses how multinational enterprises morphed into political organisations with global reach and power, but without the corresponding responsibilities. […]

British Policy and Politics

Afghanistan
Is Trump leaving 2500 Troops in Iraq and in Afghanistan as a Poison Pill for Biden?

Is Trump leaving 2500 Troops in Iraq and in Afghanistan as a Poison Pill for Biden?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dustin Jones at NPR reports that Trump has instructed the Pentagon to bring most US troops home from Iraq and […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
We only need $1.5 Trillion to meet Paris climate goals, a fraction of what Gov’ts are spending on Pandemic Relief

We only need $1.5 Trillion to meet Paris climate goals, a fraction of what Gov’ts are spending on Pandemic Relief

By David L. McCollum | – As of late summer, governments around the world had pledged US$12.2 trillion of relief in response to the coronavirus […]

The Conversation

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