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Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran
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Misreading and Misrepresenting Iran

Ali Abootalebi

Eau Clare, Wi. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On Friday, June 13th, Israel launched attacks on Iranian nuclear, military, and civilian targets, just days […]

US Sanctions on ICC Judges Highlight Pursuit of Selective Justice

US Sanctions on ICC Judges Highlight Pursuit of Selective Justice

07/02/2025 By Open Democracy

Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapons Makers Win

Feeding the Warfare State: We Lose, the Weapons Makers Win

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Iran
Iraq: The Middle East’s new battle front between Israel and Iran

Iraq: The Middle East’s new battle front between Israel and Iran

By Stasa Salacanin | – In the last two months, several unexplained explosions occurred in Iraq, significantly damaging ammunition warehouses and weapons storage sites. All […]

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Climate Crisis
Just Do It!  Debating How Much Time We Have to Avert Climate Disaster is a Waste of Time

Just Do It! Debating How Much Time We Have to Avert Climate Disaster is a Waste of Time

By Arn Menconi | Special to Consortium News | – The UN’s warnings are dire, but they are still likely overestimating the time we have […]

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Algeria
As Algeria Democracy Protests Continue for 29th Week, will "The Power" Strike Back?

As Algeria Democracy Protests Continue for 29th Week, will “The Power” Strike Back?

(Al-Bab.com) – Last Friday, for the 29th week in succession, demonstrators took to the streets of Algiers. It’s now five months since they achieved their […]

Brian Whitaker

Afghanistan
Reflections on “Peace” in Afghanistan; Leaving a Misguided War and Choosing Not to Look Back

Reflections on “Peace” in Afghanistan; Leaving a Misguided War and Choosing Not to Look Back

( Tomdispatch.com) – When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain […]

Andrew J. Bacevich

Donald Trump
With Bolton gone, will Trump meet Iran's Pres. Rouhani?

With Bolton gone, will Trump meet Iran’s Pres. Rouhani?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the wake of the firing of national security adviser and full-time warmonger John Bolton, secretary of state Mike Pompeo […]

Juan Cole

nuclear weapons
Bolton pushed America's Rush back to Nuclear Weapons, but wasn't Alone

Bolton pushed America’s Rush back to Nuclear Weapons, but wasn’t Alone

Lawrence Wilkerson is the former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell. He is current the Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

China
China's Struggle for Green Electricity

China’s Struggle for Green Electricity

By Feng Hao | – ( ChinaDialogue ) – Using electricity for everything will help lay the groundwork for lowering carbon emissions, but it won’t […]

China Dialogue

Authoritarianism
Trump's NOAA reduced to agency of Tinpot Dictator like al-Sisi's Egypt

Trump’s NOAA reduced to agency of Tinpot Dictator like al-Sisi’s Egypt

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last week Trump erroneously tweeted out that Alabama was in the path of Hurricane Dorian, which could have set off […]

Juan Cole

Hizbullah
The Most Dangerous Border: What Israeli Strikes in Lebanon mean for Iran & Saudi Arabia

The Most Dangerous Border: What Israeli Strikes in Lebanon mean for Iran & Saudi Arabia

By Abdulaziz Alghashian | – Recent clashes between Israel and Hezbollah on the Lebanese border have caused much speculation of a looming military confrontation between […]

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