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In New Low, Israel’s Netanyahu has Recklessly allied with ISIS in Gaza
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In New Low, Israel’s Netanyahu has Recklessly allied with ISIS in Gaza

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – The world’s most poorly kept secret is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is escalating his state-sponsored […]

Gov. Newsom asks Trump to Withdraw Troops from Los Angeles and Protests Intensify

Gov. Newsom asks Trump to Withdraw Troops from Los Angeles and Protests Intensify

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Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?

Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?

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How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall:”  A Timeline of Border Fortification

How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall:” A Timeline of Border Fortification

Led by the 27-year-old David Duke, the Ku Klux Klan set up a “border watch” in 1977 at the San Ysidro point of entry

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al-Qaeda
Is an al-Qaeda Front dominating 3 Million People in North Syria?

Is an al-Qaeda Front dominating 3 Million People in North Syria?

Throughout its numerous iterations, HTS has not altered its ideology and is still widely thought to maintain links with Al-Qaeda

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History
Islamophobia versus World History: Rediscovering Marshall Hodgson

Islamophobia versus World History: Rediscovering Marshall Hodgson

In our post-9/11 world, Hodgson’s historical vision and moral engagement have never been more relevant.

Edmund Burke III

Donald Trump
Who's Running John Bolton to Start a war with Iran? He worried even Mad Dog Mattis

Who’s Running John Bolton to Start a war with Iran? He worried even Mad Dog Mattis

Ironically, when Mattis first met Bolton, he joked that he had heard that he was “the Devil.”

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump: “We’ll Devastate Turkey Economically” if it Hits Syrian Kurds

Trump: “We’ll Devastate Turkey Economically” if it Hits Syrian Kurds

Also urged the Kurds not to “provoke” Ankara.

AFP

Iran
Iraq welcomes Iran Foreign Minister after Pompeo, denounces US Sanctions as “Illegal”

Iraq welcomes Iran Foreign Minister after Pompeo, denounces US Sanctions as “Illegal”

Iran is the second-largest source of imported goods in Iraq.

AFP

Green Energy
No More Wars for Oil?  Wind & Solar will reduce Energy-Related Conflicts

No More Wars for Oil? Wind & Solar will reduce Energy-Related Conflicts

Political power will get more decentralised and diffused

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Qatar
Ostracized by Neighbors, Qatar aims to Invest $45 bn in United States

Ostracized by Neighbors, Qatar aims to Invest $45 bn in United States

The value of bilateral trade between Qatar and the US has doubled in 10 years

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump's Erratic Foreign Policy in 2019: Will it put us in More Danger?

Trump’s Erratic Foreign Policy in 2019: Will it put us in More Danger?

President Trump’s ‘America First’ policies, which drove the global economy into chaos last year and caused a stir in the international community.

Juan Cole

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