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Archives for May 2018

Iran
The Coming American Assault on Iran

The Coming American Assault on Iran

Tarek R. Dika

The meaning of Trump’s alleged “isolationism” is finally becoming clear

Climate Change
Trump kills NASA program to Track Greenhouse Gases that cause Global Heating

Trump kills NASA program to Track Greenhouse Gases that cause Global Heating

AFP

The Trump administration just killed a major NASA program that monitored greenhouse gases

Saudi Arabia
Arms and Manipulation: How the Saudis and UAE took Trump for a Ride

Arms and Manipulation: How the Saudis and UAE took Trump for a Ride

Tomdispatch

The embrace of reckless and undemocratic regimes by President Trump has far-reaching implications for American foreign policy

Iran
Trump, having Violated Iran Treaty, Insists Tehran Continue to Submit to Inspections

Trump, having Violated Iran Treaty, Insists Tehran Continue to Submit to Inspections

Andrew Beatty

Days after the US president walked away from the nuclear deal, senior administration officials said monitoring should continue regardless

Featured
Costa Rica's new President Promises 100% Green Energy, aims to be 1st such Nation

Costa Rica’s new President Promises 100% Green Energy, aims to be 1st such Nation

Juan Cole

He said that he wants his government to have a plan for moving toward a completely renewables-based society within six months

China
The Dragon and the Lion: How China will Win Big from Trump's Scrapping of Iran Deal

The Dragon and the Lion: How China will Win Big from Trump’s Scrapping of Iran Deal

Neil Thompson

Pushing Iran into China’s waiting arms was unlikely to have been a major US policy goal in the Middle East

Iran
Why does the American Right hate, despise and abhor Iran so Much?

Why does the American Right hate, despise and abhor Iran so Much?

Steven Hurst

Conservatives see the world as threatening, and Evangelicals are competing for souls with Islam

Archaeology
How Horse-Riding in Eurasia advantaged Huns, Mongols over Farmers

How Horse-Riding in Eurasia advantaged Huns, Mongols over Farmers

Mariette Le Roux

Migrations brought Pastoralists and Plague

Iran
Largest Israeli raids on Syria in Years hit ‘Iranian’ Targets after Rocket Fire

Largest Israeli raids on Syria in Years hit ‘Iranian’ Targets after Rocket Fire

AFP

The incident came after weeks of rising tensions and followed US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal

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