Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – India installed 24.5 new gigawatts of solar power in 2024, along with 3.4 gigawatts of new wind. That represented a […]
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Cunningham: "The Forgotten Meaning of Tiananmen"
Philip J Cunningham writes in a guest op-ed for IC: “Tiananmen” is a taboo topic in China. But even in places where it is remembered […]
Saberi Case Roils US-Iran Relations, Iranian Politics
Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, just convicted of espionage and sentenced to 8 years in prison, should be afforded every opportunity for a thorough legal defense […]
Levy Review of Engaging the Muslim World
The review by Daniel Levy of the New America Foundation of my new book, Engaging the Muslim World in The American Prospect is now available […]
Do You want more Gas?
First the Israeli government built a separation wall right through a Palestinian village, Bilin, on the West Bank inside the Palestine Authority (i.e. beyond the […]
Iraqi Defense Ministry: Bombings won’t Delay US Withdrawal
Iraqi defense ministry spokesman Muhammad al-Askari said Friday that the recent string of bombings in Iraq would not delay the US military withdrawal. He told […]
Karzai Backs down on Key Elements of Law on Shiite Personal Status
The Afghan government says that it will amend a recently passed law that puts Afghanistan’s Shiites under the law of their branch of Islam for […]
10 Policemen Killed in Kirkuk Bombing; 85% of Iraqis Killed by US Aerial Bombing Women and Children
A parked car bomb in the northern oil city of Kirkuk killed 10 policemen in a passing convoy and wounded 20 other persons on Wednesday. […]
Armitage: "They Tortured" "Maybe I should Have Resigned"
Avi Lewis interviews former Deputy Secretary of State for Aljazeera English: Armitage admits: 1. He and his boss Colin Powell lost a major battle within […]
25 Gays Killed in Iraq; Broad Trends against Human Rights Disturbing
On a wide range of fronts, human and civil rights in Iraq are in trouble. Amnesty International says that there has been a spate of […]