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A Triple Entente?  Türkiye interested in joining Saudi-Pakistan Nuclear Security Pact
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A Triple Entente? Türkiye interested in joining Saudi-Pakistan Nuclear Security Pact

Juan Cole

Allies of the US in the Middle East no longer trust Washington to protect them from Israel

Trump’s Gaza Board and the Return of Colonialism

Trump’s Gaza Board and the Return of Colonialism

01/19/2026 By Middle East Monitor

What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

01/19/2026 By The Conversation

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Can America's descent into Plutocracy (Rule-by-the-Rich) be Reversed?

Can America’s descent into Plutocracy (Rule-by-the-Rich) be Reversed?

Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig, the crusader for campaign finance reform, feels that his fellow reformers don’t think big or boldly enough to inspire the kind of grassroots campaign that might break elite donors’ stranglehold on America’s political…

Juan Cole

Germany
Wind & Solar Can Generate Electricity For Half The Cost Of Nuclear

Wind & Solar Can Generate Electricity For Half The Cost Of Nuclear

Originally published on Renew Economy. New-build wind and solar energy systems can generate electricity for up to 50 per cent cheaper than new nuclear power plants, a German study has found. The research, commissioned by German think tank Agora Energiewende…

Juan Cole

Constitution
State Dept Launches 'Free the Press' Campaign Same Day DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Jail Reporter

State Dept Launches ‘Free the Press’ Campaign Same Day DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Jail Reporter

The US State Department announced the launch of its third annual “Free the Press” campaign today, which will purportedly highlight “journalists or media outlets that are censored, attacked, threatened, or otherwise oppressed because of their reporting…

Juan Cole

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Egyptian Youth Protest against Anti-Protest Law a month before Elections

Egyptian Youth Protest against Anti-Protest Law a month before Elections

(By Juan Cole) Hundreds of leftist and secular youth demonstrated on Saturday against Egypt’s Draconian law forbidding demonstrations, demanding the release of revolutionary activists jailed […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
US Solar Energy Grew A Mind-Boggling  418% From 2010-2014

US Solar Energy Grew A Mind-Boggling 418% From 2010-2014

Solar energy’s rapid growth in America is evident – even casual observers will note the proliferation of solar photovoltaics (PV) across the country. But sheer size is usually illustrated best by statistics, and in this case, the stat is 418% That…

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq:  Baghdad's Troubled Election Campaign Marred by Bombings that killed Dozens

Iraq: Baghdad’s Troubled Election Campaign Marred by Bombings that killed Dozens

Euronews film clip: “Three explosions in Baghdad have killed dozens of people as they were leaving an election rally in the east of the capital. […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
When will Israel Stop Shooting at Gaza Civilians?

When will Israel Stop Shooting at Gaza Civilians?

(By Sarah Leah Whitson, Human Rights Watch) (Jerusalem) – The Israeli military should immediately stop shooting at Palestinian civilians inside Gaza. Israeli military forces have […]

Juan Cole

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How Iran's Gadget Bloggers Became Victims of the Revolutionary Guard

How Iran’s Gadget Bloggers Became Victims of the Revolutionary Guard

Narenji (“Orange”) was Iran’s top website for gadget news, edited daily by a team of tech bloggers who worked from a cramped office in the country’s city of Kerman. The site was targeted at Iran’s growing audience of technology enthusiasts. Like Gizmodo…

Juan Cole

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Top 5 Signs Cliven Bundy is Wrong about African-Americans

Top 5 Signs Cliven Bundy is Wrong about African-Americans

Cliven Bundy told the NYT, “They abort their young children, they put their young men in jail, because they never learned how to pick cotton. […]

Juan Cole

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