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Archives for May 2018

Featured
India stands with Iran against Trump Sanctions

India stands with Iran against Trump Sanctions

Juan Cole

India’s External Affairs Minister delivered a sharp rebuke to US plans for sanctions on trade with Iran on Monday

Environment
Trump’s most Corrupt Cabinet Member is in Trouble, but the Environment is Worse Off

Trump’s most Corrupt Cabinet Member is in Trouble, but the Environment is Worse Off

Tan Copsey

How has Pruitt survived so long?

Israel/ Palestine
Israel begins construction of sea barrier off Gaza coast

Israel begins construction of sea barrier off Gaza coast

Maan News Agency

The Israeli government began construction of marine barrier off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday

Green Transportation
Return of the Tall Ships: Sailing for Zero-Carbon Shipping

Return of the Tall Ships: Sailing for Zero-Carbon Shipping

Christiaan De Beukelaer

Shipping is a major contributor to international carbon emissions. Technological advances may change that

France
Muslim Undocumented Immigrant, Spiderman of Paris, Saves Toddler from Balcony (Video)

Muslim Undocumented Immigrant, Spiderman of Paris, Saves Toddler from Balcony (Video)

BBC

Mamoudou Gassama has been hailed a hero after he scaled the front of a building in Paris to save a child hanging from a fourth-floor balcony

Afghanistan
On Memorial Day, US Troops still Dying in Afghanistan but 1/2 the Country is Lost

On Memorial Day, US Troops still Dying in Afghanistan but 1/2 the Country is Lost

Juan Cole

The Afghanistan government controls only about half of Afghanistan, 229 of 407 districts. Maybe because it is a bad news story, our Afghanistan War, the longest in our history, keeps slipping our minds, along with thoughts of the Americans still fighting there. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, has issued a report […]

Dissent
In Bid to Erase Arab Spring from History, Egyptian Junta Arrests Legendary Blogger Wael Abbas

In Bid to Erase Arab Spring from History, Egyptian Junta Arrests Legendary Blogger Wael Abbas

Committee to Protect Journalists

Abbas was arrested on accusations of “spreading false news” and “joining a banned group”

Turkey
Cliffhanger: Could Turkey’s Authoritarian President Erdogan Actually Lose June Snap Elections?

Cliffhanger: Could Turkey’s Authoritarian President Erdogan Actually Lose June Snap Elections?

Edgar Şar

Depending on their ability to go through hoops, the opposition might have a real shot at winning

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians in Gaza Plan to Try to Breach Israeli Sea Blockade

Palestinians in Gaza Plan to Try to Breach Israeli Sea Blockade

AFP

Organizers said it would be the first attempt of its kind from the Gaza Strip

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