Review of Amin Saikal, “How to Lose a War: The Story of America’s Intervention in Afghanistan” (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2024). Munich, […]
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Did Trump’s attempt to Withdraw from Afghanistan and Somalia Prove he Knew he had lost?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It has long been known that on November 11, 2020, as it became clear that Joe Biden had won, then […]
In Afghanistan, Resistance Means Women: Nationwide Protests Follow Deadly Attack on Hazara Girls Taking Exam
By Sahar Fetrat Assistant Researcher, Women’s Rights Division and Fereshta Abbasi Researcher, Asia Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The September 30 suicide […]
This time, Iranian Women’s Demands are being Seen as the Nation’s Demands
By Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University and Mona Tajali, Agnes Scott College | – (The Conversation) – The world has been transfixed by images of Iranian […]
Iran Accused Of Using armed Minors To Suppress Anti-Government Protests
( RFE/RL) — As Iranian authorities crack down on nationwide anti-government protests, photos have appeared on social media that purportedly show children and adolescent boys […]
The Second Great Dying: The Earth has lost 4/5s of Fresh Water and 7/10s of Wildlife Species’ Populations in 50 Years
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The 2022 Living Planet report is out and it does not bring good news. Since 1970, the scientists find that […]
Women-led Protests in Iran gather Momentum – but will They be enough to bring about Change?
By Tony Walker, La Trobe University | – As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of […]
Why does the Ukraine War overshadow the Middle Eastern Wars?
( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The war in Ukraine has dominated the headlines in U.S. and European newspapers, not to mention outlets in […]
To Deal with Saudi Arabia, Biden should Fast-Track both Iran Deal and the Greening of Transportation
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Reuters reports that the Biden White House is upset with Saudi Arabia over the recent OPEC+ decision to cut the […]
Catastrophe: Historians reveal Israel’s use of Poisoning, Typhoid against Palestinians in 1948
By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The details of Israel’s secret use of biological weapons and poison against Palestinians during […]