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Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” at The New Arab
The war ended with the rise of a movement with a radical peace message and that movement was Islam.
Mattis was no Shining Knight: From backing Yemen War to Whitewashing Khashoggi Murder
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment): Official Washington was horrified at the resignation on Thursday of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who wrote Trump a letter (below) […]
Trump abandons Syrian Kurds, and relations with Turkey Soar
Trump and Erdogan “agreed to ensure more effective cooperation” on Syria
The New Role of the US Navy as Brig for the World
During the first 20 years of the drug interdiction program, the U.S. detained around 200 individuals per year on board ships.
“Dangerous!:” Israel Denounces Trump’s withdrawal from Syria
Syrian Kurds also protest “Stab in the Back”
Rohingya Refugees Pushed to a Frontline of Climate Change
“At Cox’s Bazar, five thousand acres of forest have already been destroyed.”
A New Middle East: Winners and Losers from Trump’s Abrupt Syria Withdrawal
Israel is gradually losing options for asserting itself over its neighbors militarily
Why Politics in 2019 will have a Lot More Backbone
Democracy in its current iteration can no longer sustain us
Trump Leaves Syria, then Turkey Announces $3.5 bn Patriot Missile Buy
The Trump admin. had issued an ultimatum after US outrage over the NATO ally’s earlier plans to buy from Russia.
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