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Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?
China

Could Trump’s Diversion of Venezuelan Oil to US Save the Iranian Regime?

Juan Cole

China imported 389,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil in 2025, about 4% of its total

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian Unrest is about more than the Economy

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Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

Thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE after Shooting

01/11/2026 By Minnesota Reformer

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Libyan business confederation to be set up

Libyan business confederation to be set up

By Michel Cousins. Tripoli, 4 March 2014: Plans are in motion to set up an organisation as the voice of the Libya private sector. The […]

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Fracking Ban Momentum Builds On Both Sides Of The Atlantic

Fracking Ban Momentum Builds On Both Sides Of The Atlantic

Local communities that are pushing for a ban on fracking will get a helping hand from the British green energy company Ecotricity, which is launching a new short film this Thursday to boost public awareness about negative impacts of the unconventional…

Juan Cole

Human Rights
AI Calls for Int'l Sanctions on Israel over Systematic Violence against Civilians

AI Calls for Int’l Sanctions on Israel over Systematic Violence against Civilians

(By Sarah Lazare) Israeli forces are killing Palestinian civilians in the West Bank — including children — with "callous disregard for human life," enjoying near impunity […]

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Dissent
Paranoia strikes Deep:  Russian Media Propaganda Feeds Ukraine Crisis

Paranoia strikes Deep: Russian Media Propaganda Feeds Ukraine Crisis

(By Dan Peleschuk) Russian TV beats war drum on home front (via GlobalPost) MOSCOW, Russia — Ukraine’s new authorities are an ultranationalist, neo-fascist gang who’ve […]

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Egypt
What today’s GOP gets Wrong about Leadership:  Obama & Eisenhower, Russian & Israeli Recklessness

What today’s GOP gets Wrong about Leadership: Obama & Eisenhower, Russian & Israeli Recklessness

(By Juan Cole) The usual suspects have been slamming President Obama for an alleged lack of leadership. Trolls for the military-industrial complex like Charles Krauthammer, […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Massive Protest by Israel's Ultra-Orthodox against Conscription

Massive Protest by Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox against Conscription

Israel’s Haredim, an Eastern European branch of Judaism emphasizing strict religious adherence, were a tiny minority at Israel’s founding in 1948 and were given an […]

Juan Cole

Peace
Will a Multi-Polar World be more Peaceful?  The Failure of the Project for a New American Empire

Will a Multi-Polar World be more Peaceful? The Failure of the Project for a New American Empire

(By Tom Engelhardt) There is, it seems, something new under the sun. Geopolitically speaking, when it comes to war and the imperial principle, we may […]

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Barack Obama
Don't Let the Global 1% off the Hook:  Obama should Press Saudi State on Human Rights when he Visits Riyadh

Don’t Let the Global 1% off the Hook: Obama should Press Saudi State on Human Rights when he Visits Riyadh

(By Sarah Leah Whitson) President Barack Obama The White House   Dear President Obama, As you prepare for your upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia, we […]

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Egypt
The Crimean Crisis and the Middle East:  Will Syria & Iran be the Winners?

The Crimean Crisis and the Middle East: Will Syria & Iran be the Winners?

(By Juan Cole) The Russian intervention in the Crimea is more direct and dramatic than the one in Syria, with actual troops deployed. But there […]

Juan Cole

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