Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]
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Trump caught in Iran War Trap of his own Making
Kuwait City (Informed Comment) – Iran–US tensions have reached the tipping point. The downing of a Global Hawk RQ4C surveillance drone, a high prized US […]
Dear Trump: Iran doesn’t Have a Military Nuclear Program and Gave up Bomb-Making Potential
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Julian Borger at The Guardian reports that Trump said Saturday to reporters, “They’re not going to have a nuclear weapon. […]
Why Interning Refugee Children In Military Bases puts them at Risk in Age of Trump
By Jana Lipman | – Fort Sill, an army base in Oklahoma, will soon become a refugee camp. The Department of Health and Human Services […]
A Terrible Week for Saudi’s MBS Shows Tide is Turning
Arms Sales Suspensions and Damning Report on Khashoggi Murder Are a Strong Signal to Riyadh
Saudi Crown Prince Haunted by Ghost of Murdered dissident Journalist Khashoggi
By Hazem Ayyad | – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman tried to pre-empt the release of the final report of the international inquiry into […]
Trump cites “Proportionality” in Iran pullback, though He has often Violated It
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump in an interview Friday with Meet the Press attributed his decision not to go ahead with a strike on […]
Is Washington’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Bringing An End To Iran’s ‘Strategic Patience?’
(RFE/RL) – Iran is turning up the heat on the United States and its allies by shifting away from a policy of “strategic patience” and […]
Risk of Shooting War with Iran Grows after Decades of Economic Warfare by the U.S.
By David Cortright | – Many are worried about the risk of war between the U.S. and Iran. But the truth is, the U.S. has […]
Bipartisan Senate Vote Blocks Trump’s $8 bn. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
By Abdulaziz Kilani | @AZ_Kilani | – The US Senate yesterday blocked arms sales to Saudi Arabia, ushering in a new episode in the House’s […]
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