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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands
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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands

Juan Cole

Russian leaders are clearly taking delight in the way in which Iran is turning into a quagmire for Washington, gleeful at their significant wins

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

03/17/2026 By The Conversation

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

03/17/2026 By Alfred W. McCoy

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Giant Rhubarb Battery may save the World (Really!)

Giant Rhubarb Battery may save the World (Really!)

(By Tina Casey) Hook Up Your Solar Panels To A Giant Rhubarb Battery (via Clean Technica) Yes, all you rhubarb fans take note. A new […]

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censorship
The Ruling that Endangers the Internet as we Know It

The Ruling that Endangers the Internet as we Know It

(By Juan Cole) A Washington D.C. federal panel has struck down the Federal Communication Commission position on net neutrality, threatening the corporatization of the internet. […]

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3 Years after Democratic Revolution, Egypt Decides it Prefers North Korean Model

3 Years after Democratic Revolution, Egypt Decides it Prefers North Korean Model

(By Juan Cole) The title of this piece is provocative and a little tongue in cheek. Were I in Egypt as I publish it, I’m […]

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Israel should reach out to separatist Syrian Kurds

Israel should reach out to separatist Syrian Kurds

Israel should consider the Kurdish achievement of establishing an autonomous region in Syria and reach out to those groups which fight extremist Islamic powers in […]

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Iran
Dubai Calls for End to Iran Sanctions, Says no Nuclear Threat

Dubai Calls for End to Iran Sanctions, Says no Nuclear Threat

(By Juan Cole) Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum of Dubai has called in a BBC interview for an end to economic sanctions on Iran if the civilian […]

Juan Cole

Dissent
NSA Bulk Surveillance has had no Impact on Fighting Terrorism

NSA Bulk Surveillance has had no Impact on Fighting Terrorism

(By Jon Queally) An in-depth analysis of 227 individuals recruited by al Qaida or like-minded groups, and charged in the U.S. with an act of […]

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media
"Fox was Romney's War Room"; GOP being run by Fox News: Zucker & Gabriel Sherman Agree

“Fox was Romney’s War Room”; GOP being run by Fox News: Zucker & Gabriel Sherman Agree

The new head of CNN, Jeff Zucker, replied to Fox News’ Roger Ailes obituary for CNN by alleging that the Republican Party is being run […]

Juan Cole

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Turkey's Fierce Battle on the Religious Right

Turkey’s Fierce Battle on the Religious Right

(By Ayşe Soysal) … What is happening in Turkey now doesn’t feel like just a simple political disagreement, or even a war-game. It’s an all-out […]

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False Nostalgia:  The Original Fallujah Campaign Destabilized Iraq

False Nostalgia: The Original Fallujah Campaign Destabilized Iraq

(By Juan Cole) We’ve been treated to a rash of articles about how US veterans of the Fallujah campaigns of 2004 are upset about the […]

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