By Juan Cole for Informed Comment Back in 2004, in an interview with one of our foremost journalists of the Middle East, Robin Wright, Jordan’s King Abdullah II complained as a Sunni Muslim monarch that he now saw a “Shiite Crescent” in the Middle East. The Bush administration’s overthrow of the Baath government of Saddam Hussein, which […]
By Stephen Prager for Common Dreams As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Mar-a-Lago to meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday, amid a growing rift with the president and his advisers, reports say he’ll seek to push the US back toward war with Iran. Last week, NBC News reported that at the meeting, “Netanyahu is expected to make the […]
By Ben Norton for Geopolitical Economy Report 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of fascism in World War Two. Unfortunately, the history of this extremely important conflict is not very well understood today. It was not the United States and its Western allies that defeated fascism in WWII. That is a myth that […]
The auction house’s successful debut in the kingdom in February pulled in $17.28 million from the sale of fine art, designer items, and memorabilia.
Northrop Grumman, a Boeing production unit, and the founder of Anduril Industries were among Beijing’s targets.
Global Scotch whisky sales reportedly fell 2.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2025.
The French actress and international sex symbol who later renounced movies and embraced animal rights activism and far-right views, has died at 91.
Japanese and European companies’ robots reportedly perform better in premium sectors.