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The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security
Donald Trump

The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Within the span of 24 hours in early September, Russia deployed drones into Polish airspace, and […]

Federal Court:  Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

Federal Court: Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

10/01/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

10/01/2025 By William D. Hartung

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Iran
Why Trump Can't Win by Ramping up Sanctions on Iran

Why Trump Can’t Win by Ramping up Sanctions on Iran

By Natasha Lindstaedt | – After Iran shot down a US drone that allegedly entered Iran’s airspace, Donald Trump signed new sanctions against Iran on […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
No, Iranian President Rouhani didn't Call Trump "mentally Retarded"

No, Iranian President Rouhani didn’t Call Trump “mentally Retarded”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The New York Times and other Western news outlets reported on a speech of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani that expressed […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is Jared Kushner's 'Deal' a Way for Israel to Annex the Palestinian West Bank?

Is Jared Kushner’s ‘Deal’ a Way for Israel to Annex the Palestinian West Bank?

( Middle East Monitor) – Calls for the annexation of the Occupied West Bank are gaining momentum in both Tel Aviv and Washington. But Israel […]

Ramzy Baroud

Donald Trump
The U.S. Isn’t Winning Any Popularity Contests Among Arabs

The U.S. Isn’t Winning Any Popularity Contests Among Arabs

By Lawrence Pintak | – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman may consider U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a “dear friend,” but it turns out the […]

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political Islam
So, What Really is Jihad?

So, What Really is Jihad?

By Mohammad Hassan Khalil | – Often, many people conflate the terms jihad and terrorism. This is in part because many writers use the term […]

The Conversation

Islam
Dawn Newspaper: Contextualizing the Dawn of Islam:  Glowing Review of Cole’s Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires

Dawn Newspaper: Contextualizing the Dawn of Islam: Glowing Review of Cole’s Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires

Hachette Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires By Juan Cole Bold Type Books, US ISBN: 978-1568587837 336pp. By Taha Ali | – […]

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Are Young Arabs Abandoning Religion?

Are Young Arabs Abandoning Religion?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Arab Barometer in partnership with the BBC has interviewed a weighted sample of 25,000 people in the Arab world. […]

Juan Cole

Nonviolence
Can the Anti-War Movement of the Silent Majority stop Trump's Warmongers?

Can the Anti-War Movement of the Silent Majority stop Trump’s Warmongers?

By Allegra Harpootlian | – (Tomdispatch.com) – When Donald Trump entered the Oval Office in January 2017, Americans took to the streets all across the […]

Tomdispatch

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Erdogan's Agony: Has Istanbul just begun saving Turkish Democracy?

Erdogan’s Agony: Has Istanbul just begun saving Turkish Democracy?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Istanbul has clapped back for democracy big time, electing as mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu of the secular Republican Peoples Party. İmamoğlu […]

Juan Cole

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