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Colonial Legacy: When Dutch ‘Policing’ Op tried to bring down Indonesian Republic
By Anne-Ruth Wertheim | (Informed Comment) | - - (This essay irst appeared in Dutch in De Groene Amsterdammer) Inexplicable sounds entered our internment camp Seventy years ago this year the Netherlands…![Germany and the Rise of a ‘Fascist International’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/germany-and-the-rise-of-a-fascis-187x137.jpg)
Germany and the Rise of a ‘Fascist International’
John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - Germany funds foundations for its political parties. If the far right gets one, we're one step closer to globalizing the alt-right.…![Austria Bans Burqa, Demands Muslim ‘Integration’ before Elections](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/10/austria-bans-burqa-demands-musli-187x137.jpg)
Austria Bans Burqa, Demands Muslim ‘Integration’ before Elections
TeleSur | - - The move comes ahead of the Oct.15 elections that critics worry might favor anti-immigration parties. Austria has decided to ban the full Islamic veil or Burqa and other…![UK: Is Corbyn’s call to Nationalize Utilities the end of Neoliberalism?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/uk-is-corbyns-call-to-nationaliz-187x137.jpg)
UK: Is Corbyn’s call to Nationalize Utilities the end of Neoliberalism?
By Andy Price | (The Conversation) | - - Let’s be under no illusion about the significance of what we have just seen: a Labour Party leader calling, at the party’s annual…![Germany: Will strong Neo-Fascist showing push Merkel to the Right?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/germany-will-strong-neo-fascist-187x137.jpg)
Germany: Will strong Neo-Fascist showing push Merkel to the Right?
By Patricia Hogwood | (The Conversation) | - - Angela Merkel will continue as chancellor of Germany. But following an election that saw the rise of smaller parties – most notably the…![Merkel barely holds on as Neo-Fascists enter German Parliament](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/merkel-barely-holds-on-as-neo-fa-187x137.jpg)
Merkel barely holds on as Neo-Fascists enter German Parliament
By Catherine Stupp | ( EURACTIV.com ) | - - Angela Merkel's CDU came in first place--but lost a huge amount of supporters. The far-right AfD will move into the Bundestag for…![The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to ‘flash mob’ a Trump Victory?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/the-anti-bouazizi-did-russia-try-187x137.jpg)
The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to ‘flash mob’ a Trump Victory?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian internet trolls linked to an oligarch close to Vladimir Putin went beyond just posting meme-making posters exalting Donald Trump and demeaning Hillary…![Heavy Smoke from SF Russian Consulate Chimney as Moscow Fears Search by US](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/heavy-smoke-from-sf-russian-cons-187x137.jpg)
Heavy Smoke from SF Russian Consulate Chimney as Moscow Fears Search by US
By Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL ) | - - WASHINGTON -- Russia's Foreign Ministry said that U.S. law enforcement officials intend to search its San Francisco consulate and some diplomatic residences,…![China smashes 2020 solar power target, leaves US & Europe in Dust](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/china-smashes-2020-solar-power-t-187x137.jpg)
China smashes 2020 solar power target, leaves US & Europe in Dust
By Sam Morgan | ( EURACTIV.com) | - - China eclipses Europe as 2020 solar power target is smashed. China has reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule,…![Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/barcelona-nearly-500k-march-for-187x137.jpg)
Barcelona: Nearly 500K march for Peace, against Islamophobia
TeleSur | - - Marchers, on Saturday, displayed signs and banners with various slogans. Some read, “No to Islamophobia,” “The best response: Peace,” and “I’m not afraid.” Almost half a million people…![Muslims well-integrated in Western Europe, but still face rejection](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/muslims-well-integrated-in-weste-187x137.jpg)
Muslims well-integrated in Western Europe, but still face rejection
By Zoran Radosavljevic | EURACTIV.com | - - Muslims have come a long way towards integration into Western Europe, particularly in terms of language, education and work, but remain on the margins…![Germany’s Merkel: A Selfish & Isolationist America isn’t “Great Again”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/germanys-merkel-a-selfish-isolat-187x137.jpg)
Germany’s Merkel: A Selfish & Isolationist America isn’t “Great Again”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In an interview with Handelsblatt , German Chancellor Angela Merkel took on Donald Trump's philosophy directly. She said that Trump's isolationism cannot make…![Green Norway: Will it be the World’s First post-Carbon Society?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/green-norway-will-it-be-the-worl-187x137.jpg)
Green Norway: Will it be the World’s First post-Carbon Society?
By Sam Morgan | EurActiv.com | - - Norway has the renewable resources and political will to become the world’s first country to use entirely clean electricity for its power demands, according…![‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/not-in-our-name-barcelona-muslim-187x137.jpg)
‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks
TeleSur | - - The crowd chanted slogans such as "Islam is peace!" and “They are not Muslims, they are terrorists!” In the wake of two attacks in Catalonia this week, claimed…![Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/are-isil-recruits-more-street-ga-187x137.jpg)
Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?
By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | - - The recent terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland once again compel us to ask: Who joins the [so-called] Islamic State [group], and…![Trump on Barcelona: Recalls US War on Spain, Brutal Occupation of Filipino Muslims](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trump-on-barcelona-recalls-us-wa-187x137.jpg)
Trump on Barcelona: Recalls US War on Spain, Brutal Occupation of Filipino Muslims
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A vehicular terror attack in Barcelona that left over a dozen people dead and 100 injured has been claimed by ISIL. Another terrorist…![German Politicians think Trump is dangerously close to Neo-Nazis, and they Should know](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/german-politicians-think-trump-i-187x137.jpg)
German Politicians think Trump is dangerously close to Neo-Nazis, and they Should know
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The nation of Germany gazed with helpless horror at Trump's disastrous Tuesday press conference, in which he tried to make a false equivalency…![Remembering the White Rose anti-Nazi Activists](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/remembering-the-white-rose-anti-187x137.jpg)
Remembering the White Rose anti-Nazi Activists
Global Nonviolent Action Database | Swarthmore University By Aly Passanante | (Edited by Max Rennebohm) | Global Nonviolent Action Database | - - Amidst the omnipresence of violence during World War II,…![Trump bends over, thanks Putin for Expelling 755 Career US Diplomats](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010205617im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trump-bends-over-thanks-putin-fo-187x137.jpg)