A revised version of an essay from a long time ago. It didn’t need much revision. Belief: Iran is aggressive and has threatened to attack […]
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Trump’s Economic War on Iran: 88% reduction in Oil Exports, 6% Shrinkage of Economy
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States is already at war with Iran, squeezing its economy down to nothingness. If another country tried to […]
What the Press Gets Wrong about the Sudan Crisis: It isn’t (Mainly) about Secular Democracy
Portland, Or. (Informed Comment) – Almost all reporting on the Sudan crisis has in common is that the reports have been uneven or flat-out incorrect. […]
UK Ambassador: Trump ‘radiating insecurity,’ inventing ‘false statistics’ and Dreads Unpopularity of any War with Iran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Isabel Oakeshott at the Mail on Sunday has gotten hold of troves of UK diplomatic cables back to Whitehall from […]
Climate Emergency: Reforestation is no Substitute for Leaving Fossil Fuels in the Ground
By Mark Maslin | – Restoring the world’s forests on an unprecedented scale is “the best climate change solution available”, according to a new study. […]
What Sanctions Mean for My Iranian-American Family
As innocent people suffer, break-ins are on the rise — including at my grandparents’ house.
Humans set new Record putting Heat-Trapping CO2 into Atmosphere and What that Means
By Adam Voiland | – (NASA Earth Observatory) – In May 2019, when atmospheric carbon dioxide reached its yearly peak, it set a record. The […]
If Trump’s Steampunk History of Revolutionary War Airbases isn’t Grounds for Impeachment, What is?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Suhauna Hussain at the LA Times reviews Trump’s fragile grasp of history, from his Revolutionary War airports to his Revolutionary […]
Former Revolutionary Guards Chief Says Iran Should Consider Talking To Trump
( RFE/RL) – Amid escalating tensions with the United States and mounting sanctions pressuring Iran’s economy, a former senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards […]
Iranians are not our Enemies: Can Public Diplomacy Work?
When foreign policy as we know it isn’t working, creative citizen diplomacy can step in to humanize the real people who would be most impacted by war.
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