Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even as President Trump and members of his entourage in Doha, Qatar, discussed how to end the Israeli war on […]
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Beacon on a Hill: Iraq Hitting Protesters so Hard even Medics are Attacked
Fire Teargas, Live Ammunition; Destroy Medical Tents
How Saudi-Iranian oil rivalry has been shaped by American power
By Sukru Cildir | – The relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran, both oil-rich states in the Middle East, has oscillated from co-operation to conflict […]
Top 4 Reasons Turkish Pres. Erdogan got a Tense Reception in DC, Despite Trump’s Warmth
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump warmly hosted Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, praising him to the skies, despite Congressional deep frustration with Turkey […]
Brexit decides Tesla to Open Gigafactory in Germany in Win for E-Mobility
By Sören Amelang | – Tesla’s announcement to build a “gigafactory” for e-car production in Germany is likely to speed up the slow shift to […]
Did Ancient Iraq’s Huge Assyrian Empire Rise and Fall on Climate Change?
By Ashish Sinha and Gayatri Kathayat | – Ancient Mesopotamia, the fabled land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, was the command and control […]
Jazz Legend Talib Dawud: Be-Bop and Islam’s “Elevation of the Mind”
(Informed Comment) – Jazz Trumpeter Talib Dawud, whose given name was Alfonso Nelson Rainey, was one of the early American jazz converts to Ahmadiyya Islam. […]
European Court of Justice rules Israeli Squatter Products from Stolen Palestinian Lands must be Labeled
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Associated Press reports that the European Court of Justice has ruled that goods produced in the West Bank by […]
Foreign Powers are Buying American Policy and it is all Perfectly Legal
By Ben Freeman | – (Tomdispatch.com) – Foreign influence in America is the topic du jour. From the impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s request that […]
How the Trump Administration has Made Iranian Nuclear Enrichment only Rational
By Akan Malici (Informed Comment) – It would be rational for Iran to pursue a nuclear bomb. Ironically, the U.S. has long been compelling it […]