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Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” Grift: Con of the Century
Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” Grift: Con of the Century

H. Scott Prosterman

The whole thing is a front for Trump’s real estate development ambitions for a Gaza beachfront resort.

Australia’s Albanese should Raise Israeli Crimes During Herzog Visit

Australia’s Albanese should Raise Israeli Crimes During Herzog Visit

02/06/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Military: Such stuff as Nightmares are made on

Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Military: Such stuff as Nightmares are made on

02/06/2026 By William J. Astore

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Arab Spring
Dear Arab Liberals:  The Enemies of your Enemies aren't Necessarily your Friends

Dear Arab Liberals: The Enemies of your Enemies aren’t Necessarily your Friends

(By Karim Emile Bitar) One of the principal reasons the revolutionary impulse unleashed in 2010 proved so inspiring was that it finally gave full voice […]

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Islam
Crimean Tatars fear Russian Rule

Crimean Tatars fear Russian Rule

Crimean Tatars fear a future under Russia (via GlobalPost) BAKHCHYSARAI, Ukraine — Crimean Tatars know a few things about oppression. In the past two or […]

Juan Cole

Free Syrian Army
Syria:  Kurdish Women Soldiers take on Extremist Jihadis

Syria: Kurdish Women Soldiers take on Extremist Jihadis

DW writes, “According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have died in the civil war in Syria so far. The real number of […]

Juan Cole

Politics&Culture
What Ukraine Means to the U.S. 1% and to the 99%  (Editorial Cartoon)

What Ukraine Means to the U.S. 1% and to the 99% (Editorial Cartoon)

(By Paul Jamiol) Courtesy Jamiol’s World

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A Russo-Iranian Bloc against the United States?

A Russo-Iranian Bloc against the United States?

(By Juan Cole) Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Thursday, according to PressTV. The Russian press added that “A Kremlin […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Climate Change Is Increasing Extreme Heat Globally

Climate Change Is Increasing Extreme Heat Globally

By Brian Kahn Follow @blkahn Despite reports of a global warming “hiatus,” a new study shows that the number of areas being affected by extreme heat are on the rise and that the hottest temperatures on the planet are also increasing. The idea of a …

Juan Cole

Politics&Culture
The US isn't a Police State, but it is a Managed Democracy

The US isn’t a Police State, but it is a Managed Democracy

Source: SecurityDegreeHub.com —— Related video: TheRealNews: “Obama Expands Militarization of Police” )

Juan Cole

Turkey
The Theater of Conspiracy in the Run-up to Turkey’s Elections

The Theater of Conspiracy in the Run-up to Turkey’s Elections

(By Erdağ Göknar) The novel Snow by Nobel-prize-winning Turkish author Orhan Pamuk exposes the logic of Middle Eastern nationalism. Not surprisingly, political conspiracy has a […]

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Tens of Thousands in Turkey Protest Tyranny of the Majority

Tens of Thousands in Turkey Protest Tyranny of the Majority

(By Juan Cole) Tens of thousands of Turks demonstrated in Istanbul and other cities on Wednesday coming off the funeral of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan. Elvan […]

Juan Cole

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