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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children
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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That is […]

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

09/15/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

09/15/2025 By Michael T. Klare

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NZ's Ardern: Mosque Massacre was Enabled by ignoring White Supremacist Terror Threat and by YouTube Radicalization

NZ’s Ardern: Mosque Massacre was Enabled by ignoring White Supremacist Terror Threat and by YouTube Radicalization

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques on 15 March 2019 looked into the background […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
"I have a Dream":  The Palestinian Version

“I have a Dream”: The Palestinian Version

By Adnan Hmidan | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Every time I read how Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that came true, […]

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
The Taliban are megarich  - The Way Organized Crime Bosses are -- and use ill-gotten Wealth to wage war in Afghanistan

The Taliban are megarich – The Way Organized Crime Bosses are — and use ill-gotten Wealth to wage war in Afghanistan

By Hanif Sufizada | – The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
Anti-War Officer Corps:  An American Crisis of Conscience in the Forever Wars

Anti-War Officer Corps: An American Crisis of Conscience in the Forever Wars

By William J. Astore and Danny Sjursen | If you have a moment, how about joining two retired officers, Bill Astore and me, Danny Sjursen, […]

Tomdispatch

African-Americans
Biden Nominates first African-American Secretary of Defense, 250 Years after Crispus Attucks

Biden Nominates first African-American Secretary of Defense, 250 Years after Crispus Attucks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President-Elect Joe Biden will appoint retired four-star general Lloyd J. Austin III as his secretary of defense, according to the […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Even Conservative Britain Plans to slash carbon emissions 68% by 2030: Banking, Building and Borrowing are key

Even Conservative Britain Plans to slash carbon emissions 68% by 2030: Banking, Building and Borrowing are key

By Anupam Nanda | – For those conscious of the growing climate crisis and the perilous economic situation, the path out of the coronavirus recession […]

The Conversation

Artificial Intelligence
By 2030, Today’s World will be Made Over

By 2030, Today’s World will be Made Over

This article reviews Mauro F. Guillén’s recent book, 2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide And Reshape The Future of Everything, (New York: St. Martin’s […]

Richard Penaskovic

Israel/ Palestine
Israel legitimises squatter outposts stolen from Palestinians and thus proceeds with silent annexation

Israel legitimises squatter outposts stolen from Palestinians and thus proceeds with silent annexation

By Abdel Nasser Al-Najjar | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Weeks before the March 2020 General Election in Israel, the main pillar of […]

Middle East Monitor

Democratic Party
“The Empire Strikes Biden” with Brent Terhune and Juan Cole – Francesca Fiorentini Podcast

“The Empire Strikes Biden” with Brent Terhune and Juan Cole – Francesca Fiorentini Podcast

“It’s global hegemony not Adam and Steve! From very real US wars abroad to the imagined “war on Christmas”, Francesca digs deep with comedian Brent […]

Juan Cole

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