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Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change
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Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change

Juan Cole

the “residents of Bonaire were wrongly treated differently from residents of the European Netherlands.”

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

01/29/2026 By Foreign Policy in Focus

Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

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“A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market…” (JFK Poster)

“A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market…” (JFK Poster)

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Syria
Aleppo Joins the Syrian Revolution:  Are al-Assad’s Days Numbered?

Aleppo Joins the Syrian Revolution: Are al-Assad’s Days Numbered?

The largest demonstrations held in Syria’s second city, Aleppo, since the beginning over a year ago of the revolutionary movement in that country, were held […]

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Frantic Civilian Tweets Map Out US Drone Strikes in Yemen (Woods and Serle)

Frantic Civilian Tweets Map Out US Drone Strikes in Yemen (Woods and Serle)

Chris Woods and Jack Serle write at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Though the hour was late, Yemen’s social media was still very much awake. […]

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NDAA Provisions attacking Freedom of Speech Struck Down

NDAA Provisions attacking Freedom of Speech Struck Down

A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional portions of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which provided for indefinite imprisonment for journalists and activists who […]

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Time Magazine Cover asks if Bibi Netanyahu will Make Peace… 1996

Time Magazine Cover asks if Bibi Netanyahu will Make Peace… 1996

h/t @Amirmizroch

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Facebook and the Middle East after the Arab Spring

Facebook and the Middle East after the Arab Spring

The Facebook IPO may or may not be a good business investment, but the Facebook phenomenon hasn’t faded in one area of the world– the […]

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Saudi ban on women’s sports blamed for rising obesity (Zambarakji)

Saudi ban on women’s sports blamed for rising obesity (Zambarakji)

Angie Zambarakji writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: A girl’s school in Saudi Arabia has defied a ban on sport for girls by letting […]

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Minority Births the Majority?  On how the whole idea of White People is Made Up

Minority Births the Majority? On how the whole idea of White People is Made Up

The news is going around breathlessly that 50.4% of births in the US in the past 12 months were to families categorized as ethnic minorities, […]

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Egypt
Egypt’s Tantawi Pledges no first Strike Abroad, Fair Elections at Home

Egypt’s Tantawi Pledges no first Strike Abroad, Fair Elections at Home

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi addressed Egyptian troops on Wednesday and attempted to raise their morale for praising them as the guarantors of Egypt’s security. Al-Masrawi […]

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