Informed Comment - Part 842

Climate Crisis, Not Conflict, Drove Many Syrian Refugees from their Homes

By Hussein A. Amery | – People who fled Syria in recent years are often viewed as war refugees because of the violence that has […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine

The Systematic Torture of Palestinians in Israeli Detention

By Yara Hawari (Al-Shabaka) – Since the establishment of Israel in 1948, the Israeli Security Agency has been torturing Palestinians. Al-Shabaka Senior Palestine Policy Fellow […]

Al-Shabaka

Democratic Party

Voters want an Anti-War Candidate and Trump Isn’t It

By Peter Certo | – (Afterwords.org) – Hard data shows ending our wars would be smart politics — and the first step toward repairing a […]

OtherWords

Donald Trump

An Illustrated Guide to the Impeachment of Donald Trump

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a nearby place and very recently, Donald J. Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Rick Perry, Mick Mulvaney and Mike Pompeo among […]

Juan Cole

Iraq

Iraqis rise up against 16 years of ‘made in the USA’ corruption

By Nicolas J S Davies | – As the PM announces his resignation, Iraqis continue to demand the withdrawal of the crony capitalism implemented by […]

Open Democracy

Pentagon

You Mean we’re at War in Somalia? The Hidden Costs of U.S. Airstrikes

By Bryce W. Reeder | The US is an active participant in the war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia, efforts that have increased in the last […]

The Conversation

Veterans

A Different Kind of War Wound Afflicts America

(Tomdispatch.com) – When an announcement of a “Moral Injury Symposium” turned up in my email, I was a bit startled to see that it came […]

Arnold R. Isaacs

Featured

Tucker “Kremlin” Carlson Comes out for Putin

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Fox white nationalist pundit Tucker Carlson asked last night what is so bad about Putin. Kremlin Carlson had provoked a […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine