Turkish-Russian Airspace Conflict as Ankara-backed Turkmen flee Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russia rejected as "propaganda" on Saturday renewed…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russia rejected as "propaganda" on Saturday renewed…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Even the staunchly pro-Israel French Socialist Party…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - At the Trumpless GOP debate Thursday evening,…
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Every day Life under Occupation: Clashes near Ramallah as Israeli checkpoint strands hundreds
Ma'an News Agency | - - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Clashes broke out on Sunday afternoon between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces in the village of Jabaa near Ramallah City in the West…A Teacher in Afghanistan: Is the Future Democracy or Muslim Extremism?
By Jeffrey E. Stern | (Informed Comment) | - - A few months ago, in downtown Kabul, a small man stood on top of a car with a megaphone in a city…Moscow’s Historical Relationship with Damascus: Why it Matters Now
By Carlo Caro | (Huffington Post) | - - There have been many objections to what is denominated as the Russian interference in Syria, more specifically in the Syrian Armed Conflict. Most…Turkish-Russian Airspace Conflict as Ankara-backed Turkmen flee Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russia rejected as "propaganda" on Saturday renewed Turkish charges that its fighter jets had crossed Turkish territory. NATO asked Moscow to respect its…Not just Madaya: A million people under Food Sieges in Mideast
By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | - - Despite international laws prohibiting the use of starvation against civilians, forces on all sides preventing aid from reaching blockaded towns in…8 Ways Nonviolence can Combat Terrorism
By George Lakey | ( Waging Non-Violence) | - - One of my most popular courses at Swarthmore College focused on the challenge of how to defend against terrorism, nonviolently. Events now…That Swedish black-clad anti-refugee Mob beating Children? Neo-Nazis.
TeleSur | - - The neo Nazi Swedish Resistance Movement claims it was behind a wave of violence in Stockholm targeting homeless refugee children. Swedish police have made at least four arrests…Exasperated by Netanyahu, France Prepares to Recognize Palestinian State
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Even the staunchly pro-Israel French Socialist Party has had it with Israeli expansionism and aggression. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced Friday that…World can Bomb Syria but Can’t negotiate end to War
By Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) | - - International talks meant to help resolve the Syrian Crisis are due to commence in Geneva, but a range of impossible problems still stand…Iran: The New China?
By: Pepe Escobar | ( TeleSur) | - - If Iran successfully engages in a Chinese-style economic development program it would further enhance its geopolitical status and significance. It’s currently quite a…Iran’s Rouhani: “US now sees Iran as only country able to fight terrorism in the region”
France24 English | Exclusive | (Video News Report) | - - 'The Iranian president Hassan Rouhani is in Europe for a historic trip. A visit both to renew economic ties and also…Will Yemen be the Graveyard of the new Saudi Empire?
By Helen Lackner | ( OpenDemocracy) | - - Those deciding for war in March 2015 gave little thought to Yemeni realities, military, logistic, topographic, social or political, human cost, or an…Iran Unleashed: Rouhani’s Triumphant European Tour
Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Virtually as soon as the Iran nuclear deal was finally approved by the UN Security Council, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani headed for Europe. He…Daesh/ ISIL making Play for Moderate Muslims, as GOP Candidates deny they Exist
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - While ISIS makes war on the world's vast majority of "moderate Muslims," hardliners in the West pretend they don't exist.…Gaza speaks: This is what the decade-long Israeli siege has done to us
By Ramzy Baroud | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - Whenever Mariam Aljamal’s children hear the sound of thunder at night, they wet their beds. Their reaction is almost instinctive, and is…Why Israel’s Netanyahu has no standing to accuse UN Sec. Ban of inciting Terrorism
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke out this week in an address to the UN Security Council against Israel's policy of stealing Palestinian land…Israel’s land grab undermines Palestinian statehood – and violates international law
By Amy Maguire | (The Conversation) | - - Israel is preparing to make its largest land seizure in the West Bank since August 2014. Israeli settlers are already farming the 154…Toward a New Islamic Golden Age through Science
By Nidhal Guessoum | (Project Syndicate) | - - SHARJAH – The Muslim world’s past contributions to science and education were extraordinary. The Islamic “golden age” – during which scholarship and learning…Top 5 Ways Putin has won big in Syria and why Europe is embracing him
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russia is so far winning big in Syria, and making Moscow's projection of force in the Middle East a reality that the other…Why has Turkish Foreign Policy Gone Rogue & What does it mean for the US?
By Nader Habibi | (The Conversation) | - - Turkey has become one of America’s most vital partners in the Middle East in promoting stability and growth in the region and a…