America’s Allies Accept the Pain of Cutting off Russia, Except for Israel
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reported on Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s three-hour meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday. The meeting was advertised...
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Lebanese Election sees significant Gains for independent non-sectarian...
By John Nagle, Queen’s University Belfast and Tamirace Fakhoury, Aalborg University | – Lebanese voters are signalling a desire for change, with Hezbollah and its allies losing ground across the...
View ArticleRussia Lambastes “Vicious” Israel for Striking Damascus Airport, Causing...
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to Tass, Maria Zakharova, the spokewsoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said of Israel’s bombardment on Friday before dawn of runways at Damascus...
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How much Influence does Iran have over its Strategic Allies — Hezbollah,...
By Sara Harmouch, American University and Nakissa Jahanbani, United States Military Academy West Point | – From attacks by rebels in the Red Sea to raids in northern Israel and the Oct. 7, 2023,...
View ArticleHow Biden inherited the War with an Iraqi Shiite Militia from Bush, Trump and...
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The “Party of God Brigades” (Kata’ib Hizbullah) of Iraq struck the Tower 22 US military base in the far north of Jordan on the border with Syria on Sunday, killing three...
View ArticleNew York Times’ Friedman hits new Low with Animalization of Arabs and Iranians
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Calling people animals is a way to dehumanize them, and probably helps convince individuals that the other people around them approve of treating the animals badly. In...
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Iran’s “Axis of Resistance:” Different Groups, Similar Goals
By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) – Iran’s so-called axis of resistance is a loose network of proxies, Tehran-backed militant groups, and an allied state actor. The network is a key element of Tehran’s...
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Will Current Israeli-Lebanese Fighting derail Historic Land Border Agreement?
By Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College | – In October 2022, Lebanon and Israel signed a maritime border agreement brokered by the U.S., a move interpreted as the beginning of normalizing relations...
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Will Israel’s Gaza Campaign expand to Hezbollah and Lebanon?
By Emilie El Khoury, Queen’s University, Ontario | – The devastating war in Gaza is now in its sixth month, and the figures are alarming: more than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed. Almost...
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