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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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Energy
New Hot Zones now cover 5% of Earth; Only Fix is Halting CO2 (Lazare)

New Hot Zones now cover 5% of Earth; Only Fix is Halting CO2 (Lazare)

Sarah Lazare writes at Commondreams.org A new study dishes out some very bad news about the global warming crisis. It is too late to stop […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
It’s not about Democracy: Top Ten Reasons Washington is Reluctant to cut off Egypt Aid

It’s not about Democracy: Top Ten Reasons Washington is Reluctant to cut off Egypt Aid

another 80 people died in violence in Egypt on Friday, as Muslim Brotherhood crowds protested the military crackdown on their sit-ins that cost hundreds of […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt's Waco

Egypt’s Waco

Within Egypt, and in many other Arab countries, the shocking killings of Black Wednesday have elicited horror in many quarters, but have actually been supported […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Iran, Israel, and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Opposition to Zionism (Goldman)

Iran, Israel, and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Opposition to Zionism (Goldman)

Shalom Goldman writes at Islamicommentary: In the past few weeks the war of words between Jerusalem and Tehran has intensified. In what now seems a […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Cairo Burning (Aerial Video)

Cairo Burning (Aerial Video)

Aerial video of Cairo in the wake of the military atrocity against the Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins shows Cairo aflame. ITN compares it to the 1973 […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt’s Transition Has Failed: New Age of Military Dictatorship in Wake of Massacre

Egypt’s Transition Has Failed: New Age of Military Dictatorship in Wake of Massacre

The horrible bloodshed in Egypt on Wednesday marked a turning point in the country’s modern history, locking it in to years of authoritarian paternalism and […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Yep, We're Screwed:  Top Ten Recent Climate Change Findings that should Scare You

Yep, We’re Screwed: Top Ten Recent Climate Change Findings that should Scare You

1. A warmer planet will spur aggression and violence, according to UC Berkeley scientists. 2. Climate change is causing animals to migrate into new areas, […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Police Clear Brotherhood Sit-Ins, at cost of Scores of deaths, injuries

Egyptian Police Clear Brotherhood Sit-Ins, at cost of Scores of deaths, injuries

On Wednesday morning, the State Security police in Egypt used earth movers to tear down the barricades around the huge sit-ins at al-Nahda Square in […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Levison of Lavabits on FBI gag order:  "There's information I can't share with my lawyer"

Levison of Lavabits on FBI gag order: “There’s information I can’t share with my lawyer”

Amy Goodman’s “Democracy Now!” gets an exclusive interview with Ladar Levison, who closed down his Lavabit encrypted email service rather than comply with Federal demands […]

Juan Cole

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