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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Letters from Gaza: Praise God, We are not OK

Letters from Gaza: Praise God, We are not OK

( Middle East Monitor ) – Over the past 14 months, I have received hundreds of messages from family members throughout the Gaza Strip. The […]

Ramzy Baroud

Corporations
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public

The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public

by Mark Olalde. ( ProPublica ) – In December 1990, officials in the federal agency tasked with regulating offshore oil and gas drilling received a […]

ProPublica

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Jimmy Carter’s Victory against the Guinea Worm, with only 7 Cases this Year Worldwide, down from Millions

Jimmy Carter’s Victory against the Guinea Worm, with only 7 Cases this Year Worldwide, down from Millions

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On the occasion of former President Jimmy Carter’s death, I am reprinting this column with some updates. The guinea worm […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Syria’s De Facto Leader Wants To Maintain ‘Respectful’ Ties With Iran, Russia

Syria’s De Facto Leader Wants To Maintain ‘Respectful’ Ties With Iran, Russia

( RFE/RL ) – New Syrian de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa told the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television channel that he wants relations with Iran and […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Climate Crisis
Climate Change is making Plants less Nutritious − that could already be hurting Animals that are Grazers

Climate Change is making Plants less Nutritious − that could already be hurting Animals that are Grazers

By Ellen Welti, Smithsonian Institution (The Conversation) -More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. […]

The Conversation

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2024 Word of the Year:  Genocide (as in, Gaza)

2024 Word of the Year: Genocide (as in, Gaza)

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The word of the year was certainly “genocide.” It was alleged of Israel’s Gaza campaign by South Africa in a […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
What is the Drug Captagon and how is it Linked to Syria’s Fallen Assad Regime?

What is the Drug Captagon and how is it Linked to Syria’s Fallen Assad Regime?

By Nicole Lee, Curtin University (The Conversation) – After the fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria, large stockpiles of the illicit drug captagon have […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
The War on Gaza Crystalizes Israel’s Image

The War on Gaza Crystalizes Israel’s Image

( Russia in Global Affairs ) – Modern Israel attracts much attention from analysts and the public but our ability to understand it is hindered […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Climate Crisis
Egypt opens 500 MW Solar Plant, Plans Factory with Sweden to Manufacture Photovoltaic Panels

Egypt opens 500 MW Solar Plant, Plans Factory with Sweden to Manufacture Photovoltaic Panels

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Egypt is perfect for solar power, even though the country has not implemented much of it yet. The Egyptians had […]

Juan Cole

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