Netanyahu: Don’t Look Here, Where We’re Shooting Children—Look at Iran

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 2, 2018 Israel's prime minister is attempting to bamboozle the clueless Donald Trump into getting on a new war footing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Macron’s New Iran Deal May Be Pie in the Sky

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 25, 2018 During his state visit to Washington, the French president enumerated four points regarding Iran policy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is Mike Pompeo Soft on White Terrorism Against Muslim Immigrants?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 25, 2018 I just noticed something in one of the statements of the nominee for secretary of state while he was a representative in Congress from Kansas, and it is potentially chilling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Comey Doesn’t Like Trumpworld, but He Helped Create It

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 16, 2018 The former FBI chief has been a central figure in the gutting of the Fourth Amendment and in trying to make sure the government can break your encryption and spy on you. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Three Countries Show How Close We Are to a Totally Green Grid

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 9, 2018 Achievements in Portugal, Scotland and Costa Rica show that a 100-percent-clean electricity grid is no longer a dream. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Syrian Regime Suspected in Chemical Attack That Kills Dozens

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 8, 2018 A Saudi-backed fundamentalist militia alleges that the Assad government dropped a barrel bomb full of chlorine and other chemicals on the rebel enclave of Douma. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Has Israel Become a Middle Eastern Dictatorship?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 2, 2018 The Israeli army snipers who were ordered to shoot unarmed Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border were acting according to the contemporary script of Middle Eastern despots. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Are We Really Getting Out of Syria ‘Very Soon’?

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 1, 2018 "... [W]e’re knocking the hell out of ISIS. ... Let the other people take care of [Syria] now," President Trump declares during a speech in Ohio on infrastructure. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Meets Carbon Goals Early, but It Isn’t Enough

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 28, 2018 Global carbon dioxide emissions increased 2 percent in 2017, after having been flat in 2014-16, and China and the developing countries were the reason for the increase. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Ruinous War on Yemen

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 26, 2018 Saudi Arabia is dropping billions of dollars-worth of bombs supplied by the U.S. and the U.K. on Sana'a, the Yemen capital. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Let’s Call John Bolton What He Is: A War Criminal With Terrorist Ties

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 25, 2018 The national security adviser-designate should be on trial at the Hague for war crimes. Instead, he has been promoted to a position where he can do to Iran what he did to Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the White House First Viewed the Austin Bombings

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 21, 2018 Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders denied that the string of bombings that killed two people was an act of terrorism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )