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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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Corruption
Lebanon’s deadly blast: when corruption turned into carnage

Lebanon’s deadly blast: when corruption turned into carnage

By Walid el Houri | – ( OpenDemocracy) – On 4 August 2020, at 6pm the explosion at the Beirut port sent a destructive shockwave […]

Open Democracy

Hizbullah
What Impact will the Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Explosion have on Israel and Hezbollah?

What Impact will the Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Explosion have on Israel and Hezbollah?

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Middle East Monitor

Arms Sales
Will Trump's Maximum Pressure on UNSC against Lifting Iran Arms Embargo Backfire Big Time?

Will Trump’s Maximum Pressure on UNSC against Lifting Iran Arms Embargo Backfire Big Time?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Peter Hutchison at AFP reports that the Trump administration may be set to shoot itself in the foot at the […]

Juan Cole

China
The rise of the Middle Kingdom in the Middle East: Iran, Gulf Oil and China:

The rise of the Middle Kingdom in the Middle East: Iran, Gulf Oil and China:

By Arhama Siddiqa | – ( Middle East Monitor) – China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) stands as the most prominent example of the pivotal […]

Middle East Monitor

Epidemics
Cramped ICE Detention Centers during COVID-19 Threaten Migrant Safety, even Officers

Cramped ICE Detention Centers during COVID-19 Threaten Migrant Safety, even Officers

By Jessica Myers | Luce Foundation: Southwest Stories Fellowship | – ( Cronkite News) – PHOENIX – In the six months Maria Chávez’s husband has […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Australasia
100 days without COVID-19: how New Zealand got rid of a virus that keeps spreading across the world

100 days without COVID-19: how New Zealand got rid of a virus that keeps spreading across the world

By Michael Baker, Amanda Kvalsvig, and Nick Wilson | – On Sunday, New Zealand will mark 100 days without community transmission of COVID-19. From the […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
American ISIS?  Trumpies Threaten life of Scientists like Dr. Fauci, just as ISIS Killed Archeologist Dr. Al-Asaad

American ISIS? Trumpies Threaten life of Scientists like Dr. Fauci, just as ISIS Killed Archeologist Dr. Al-Asaad

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump prides himself for being in office when the US military and its Muslim allies in Iraq and Syria polished […]

Juan Cole

Employment
Will Beirut's Port Explosion and Economic Crisis Spur Mass Migration from Lebanon?

Will Beirut’s Port Explosion and Economic Crisis Spur Mass Migration from Lebanon?

By Hannes Baumann | – The explosion that tore through Beirut on Tuesday August 4 was so strong that shockwaves were felt on the island […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Coal Plummets 30% in Germany as Renewables Gain during Covid-19 Slowdown

Coal Plummets 30% in Germany as Renewables Gain during Covid-19 Slowdown

( Clean Energy Wire) – An abrupt halt to economic activity and greatly reduced mobility in reaction to the coronavirus outbreak have let Germany’s energy […]

Benjamin Wehrmann

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