London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – China-US geopolitical rivalries have manifested in many arenas from esoteric ones like export controls over semiconductor chips, to […]
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]
Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel
The protest represents a multi-dimensional struggle: economic, geopolitical, and ethical. Written by Elvis Takahashi Mantello Protesters gather at Piraeus port to block a shipment believed […]
Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza
By Peter Greste, Macquarie University (The Conversation) – The New York-based media freedom organisation, the Committee to Protect Journalists, is scrupulous with its words. So, […]
Scientists prove Extensive Viking Silver Trade with Abbasid Empire from British Silver Hoard
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Northeastern England fell to the Vikings in 865, and they held it for several decades. They not only had what […]
Saudi Arabia: Executions Surge in bid to Crush Dissent (HRW)
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Saudi authorities have been carrying out an unprecedented surge in executions in 2025 without apparent due process, Human Rights […]
What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?
Eighty Years of Talking Peace and Preparing for Nuclear War
Trump to Xi: ‘Hold our Beer’ – EVs majority of Chinese New Car Sales, as Exports rocket 74%
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Car News China reports that in the first half of 2025, consumers in that country bought 10,891,000 passenger vehicles. But […]
Iran’s President Says Rebuilding Nuclear Sites Futile Without Talks With Washington
( RFE / RL ) – Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian has warned that his country faces the risk of further conflict with the United States […]
Beyond Recognition: Is a Palestinian State even Possible Anymore?
By Martin Kear, University of Sydney (The Conversation) – Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly meeting in September, joining the […]
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