America’s Major Challenges in Middle East Policy, 2017
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The incoming Trump administration is riven by…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The incoming Trump administration is riven by…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In 2016, the Middle East continued to…
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America’s Major Challenges in Middle East Policy, 2017
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The incoming Trump administration is riven by a profound division between those determined to avoid deep entanglements in the Middle East, such as…Rethinking The Cost of War
By Mike Hixenbaugh for The Virginian-Pilot, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | - - There are many ways to measure the cost of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War: In bombs (7 million…2016 mean till the end: New Year’s Eve Massacre in Istanbul
Aljazeera English | (Video News Report) | - - Aljazeera English: "Dozens killed in Istanbul nightclub shooting"Palestine 2017: Time to embrace the Globe, give up on US
By Ramzy Baroud | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - There is no doubt that the UN Security Council condemnation of Israel on Friday, December 23, was an important and noteworthy event.…Top Eight Mideast Stories of 2016 that Shaped our World
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In 2016, the Middle East continued to be a major focus of the US public, and it often came up in the primary…Syria: Now that the US has Failed, what does 2017 Hold?
By Christopher R. Hill | (Project Syndicate) | - - DENVER – The end of the fighting in Aleppo will not end the Syrian war, despite the countrywide ceasefire that has just…Does Israel’s UN Tantrum Actually Further Palestine’s Struggle?
TeleSur | - - Though the motion is largely symbolical, Israel’s heavy retaliation has further isolated the apartheid state while increasing support for Palestine. Israel’s tantrum against the United Nations Security Council…Top 5 Ways Obama Sanctions on Russia work for Democrats
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Obama's sanctions on Russia are small potatoes and will have almost no effect on the Russian Federation. The high officials sanctioned are…After all these Years, Iraq still generating Fake News, this time in Mosul
Special Correspondent | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Controversial videos are common on Iraqi social media. Viewed by millions, they increase social division and violence. NIQASH tries to separate two particularly…Russia Vows Response to ‘Aggressive’ Obama Sanctions
TeleSur | - - The Russian diplomats will have 72 hours to leave the United States. The United States' new sanctions against Russia prove the foreign policy of the Obama administration is…Kerry: Slams Palestinian Authority, but admits Israel Jeopardizes Peace
TeleSur | - - John Kerry claimed the Palestinian leadership enables terrorism as he defended the U.S. decision to let the U.N. resolution on Israeli settlements pass. After kicking off his speech…5 Surprising Signs of Positive Change in 2016
Sarah van Gelder | (Yes! Magazine) The election divided the year into “before” and “after.” But there remain signs of hope for 2017. It was a year blown up by the election…The Chinese Solar Juggernaut that Trump Can’t Stop
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump has pronounced solar power "too expensive" and has pledged to revive the use of coal. The former is a falsehood, the…Erdogan-Putin Syria Bromance as Turkey accuses US of backing ISIL
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Turkey and Russia are announcing they have reached a cease-fire deal in Syria. The ceasefire reached in Aleppo will be continued past December…After Israel Land-Theft Vote, will Trump & GOP Congress try to defund the UN?
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The United States has had a longstanding love-hate relationship with the United Nations ever since 1952 when the…Now is the time for Obama to Recognize Palestine
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - I'd like to return today to an argument I made two years ago in The Nation, which is that President Obama should recognize…Sanders: Trump’s Dangerous Nukes Talk Must be Challenged
By Jon Queally, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - 'Presidents, Republicans and Democrats, have understood that our goal must be to reduce the number of nuclear weapons, not expand them.' Deriding…Israeli TV Regulators Ban Ad for Calling Out Racism, Homophobia
By IMEMC | - - Calling Palestinian rights ‘problematic’ and LGBT rights a matter ‘in public dispute,’ the TV authority bans a public service announcement by Association for Civil Rights in Israel.…Israel’s Netanyahu et al. Throw Trump-like Tantrums after UNSC Slam
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - PM Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel and his cabinet ministers are trying to punch above their weight. He wants to punish the UN, and…Iraq: ISIL Attacking Civilians in Mosul Retreat
Human Rights Watch | - - Calls ‘Unbelievers’ Valid Targets (Erbil) – Fighters with the [so-called] Islamic State [Group} (also known as ISIL) have indiscriminately attacked civilian areas in eastern Mosul with…