Sorry, Trump, you can’t bring back Coal when Solar costs half as Much
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bloomberg released a new report this week…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bloomberg released a new report this week…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Syria was in a better position to…
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Could Iraqi Parliament Recognition of Shiite Militias re-Tribalize the Sunnis?
By Ibrahim Saleh | (Baghdad) | Niqash.org | - - Although many Sunni politicians tried to block the passage of a November law that legitimized Iraq’s Shiite volunteer militias, some did not.…Hard Truth: Aleppo Rebels weren’t defeated by Main Force but b/c they alienated Syrians
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Syria was in a better position to attain peace last spring, when a ceasefire had unexpected success. It would have been better if…Can Faith and Modernity coexist under Muslimism?
By Neslihan Cevik | (Socialtrendsinstitute.org) | - - There is a new brand of Muslim religious orthodoxy on the rise in places like Turkey, which seeks to engage modernity through the sincere…The last Time we had a President bored by Intel Briefings, we got 9/11
By Ronald Stockton | (Informed Comment) | - - Former CIA head and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta recently said that if President Elect Trump refuses intelligence briefings and something bad happens,…Demonization of Putin as “Personally” behind Clinton Hack is old Propaganda Technique
Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The leaked allegations supposedly from the CIA that Russian President Vladimir Putin "personally" directed how hacked emails from the Clinton campaign should be treated…Trump Taps Man More Far-Right Than Netanyahu to Be Israel Envoy
TeleSur | - - The U.S. president-elect choose David Friedman, who runs a group supporting ultra-right Jewish settlers in Palestine, as his ambassador to Israel. President-elect Donald Trump will nominate far-right bankruptcy…The Thin Line Between Political Censorship and Fighting Fake News in Iran
By Mahsa Alimardani | (Global Voices) | - - The Iranian government is reportedly taking steps to expand regulations on large public news channels on the instant messenger Telegram. The move would…It’s the Economy, Stupid: Ending ‘Religious’ Violence in the Middle East
Moha Ennaji | (Project Syndicate) | - - FEZ – The escalation of radicalism, violence, and civil wars in the Middle East since the so-called Arab Spring revolts began in 2010 has…After Aleppo, Russians prepare to defy Trump re: their Iran Alliance
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - the left-leaning Lebanese newspaper al-Safir [Ambassador] reports that the armed resistance to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in the East Aleppo pocket is…2/3s of Palestinians think 2-state solution doomed & 52% say Trump Should stay out of Mideast
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Two thirds of Palestinians believe the two-state solution is no longer viable and want Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to step down, a Palestinian…A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue
TeleSur | - - The U.N. said malnutrition and other preventable diseases are killing thousands of children in Yemen as its health system is on the verge of collapse. Every 10 minutes…Trump’s Triangle in E. Asia: a Force for Peace or a harbinger of War?
By Tim Shorrock | ( Tomdispatch.com | - - Despite the attention being given to America’s roiling wars and conflicts in the Greater Middle East, crucial decisions about the global role of…Trump adviser reiterates pledge to move US embassy to Jerusalem
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Following up on a campaign pledge from US President-elect Donald Trump to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Trump’s senior adviser…Syria’s Aleppo Falling: The Government Russia actually Turned
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - By Monday morning Syrian time, the large and important district of Shaikh Saeed in southeastern Aleppo had completely fallen to the Syrian Arab…Palestinian East Jerusalem Vanishing: Israeli Strategy Exposed in New Video
By IMEMC | - - A new video released by the Negotiations Affairs Department, titled “East Jerusalem: Israel’s Colonial Project Unraveled,” declares that Israel’s policy in the city, since the 1967 occupation,…Jerusalem 1896: Incredible Footage of Jews, Muslims, Christians living under the Ottomans
Nahda Productions | (Historic Video) | - - "Incredible footage of Palestine and Jerusalem from the year 1896. Muslims, Jews and Christians lived next to each other and peacefully under the auspices…Life under the Junta: Deadly Explosion at Cairo’s Coptic Christian Cathedral Kills 25
TeleSur | - - The Coptic cathedral explosion has reportedly killed 25 people and injured dozens more. A crowd gathered outside Cairo city’s biggest Coptic Christian cathedral Sunday morning chanting, "Tell the…Why is the US at War in Yemen and will Trump Escalate?
By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The long national nightmare that was the 2016 presidential election is finally over. Now, we’re facing a worse terror: the reality of a…Is Bruited Sec. of State Tillerson allied with Iran & at war with Iraq?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A couple of years ago an oil tanker showed up off the Texas coast with cargo from Iraqi Kurdistan. The problem? Iraqi Kurdistan…In Iran, Women’s militia Leader Demands Persecution Of Gender-Rights Activism
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | - - Minou Aslani, head of the Women's Basij organization in Iran, has condemned efforts to increase the number of women in parliament and opposed…