Israeli Extremists Storm al-Aqsa Mosque Complex
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that dozens of Israeli squatters, with Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir at…
Ralph Nader: Letter to Tim Cook, Other Ultra-Rich CEOs and Hedge Fund Titans
By Ralph Nader The victims of the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria need your help now. The surviving families and children and those rescued alive from the rubble…
Earthquake Leaves Millions Homeless and Without Water and Electricity in Turkish, Syrian Harsh Winter, Many Facing Death
By Juan Cole / Informed Consent Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Jordanian newspaper al-Ghad reports that on top of the now nearly 30,000 known deaths in Turkey and Syria,…
Illegal US Sanctions Blocking Aid to Syria, After Earthquake Killed Thousands
Illegal US and EU sanctions have blocked some humanitarian aid from going to Syria after a devastating earthquake killed thousands of people. UN experts have demanded an end to the…
With Western Imperialism Decline, Capitalism Is in Crisis—a New Phase Is Emerging
The energy crisis in Europe, proxy war in Ukraine, rebellion in the Global South, and expansion of the BRICS reflect the decline of Western imperialism and growing cracks in the…
Western Imperialism Expands with New Military Bases and NATO Members
The NATO summit in Madrid has expanded the alliance’s footprint — a result of the U.S. and European role in the Ukraine war, and a big win for Western imperialism.…
Turkey Lifts Objection to Sweden, Finland Joining NATO
Sweden and Finland agreed not to support Kurdish militant groups and to lift export controls on Turkey.
Scott Ritter: Turkey Rains on NATO’s Parade
In opposing the application of Finland and Sweden, Erdogan has disrupted the military alliance’s effort to further provoke Russia with even more expansion.
The Seeds of the Next Nagorno-Karabakh War
Why did Turkey and Israel encourage Azerbaijan’s strongman to forcefully seize the disputed mountainous patch of Armenian-inhabited Caucasus-earth of Nagorno-Karabakh?
This Long-Standing Battle Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Has Nothing to Do With Us
America doesn’t really have a dog in this fight. Unless it decides it does – which it’s apt to do, especially in this madcap moment.
Foreign Correspondent: Libya, the Forgotten War
Though it has disappeared from headlines, Libya’s humanitarian crisis continues unabated
Foreign Correspondent: Michael Flynn’s Forgotten Turkish Connection
Before Russiagate, the former national security advisor was an operative for Turkey, tilting foreign policy against the Kurds.