Last week's post on Moon of Alabama:
Palestine:
- January 9 – Palestine SitRep: Sanitizing Language While The War Escalates
- January 11 – Palestine SitRep: Court Hearing – Netanyahu's Concession
Related:
– Prof. John Mearsheimer: Yes, Israel Is Committing Genocide (vid) – Scheerpost
– When The Hell That Is War Loses Its Power – American Interest
– America's Middle East Policy Has Failed – Foreign Policy– U.N. Warns Gaza Is Heading for Famine as Specter of Wider War Looms – New York Times
– A Critical Look at The New York Times' Weaponization of Rape in Service of Israeli Propaganda – Palestine Studies
– ‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths – Guardian– A Top Biden Official Is Pushing An Urgent Post-Gaza Plan That’s Alarming Some Insiders – Huffpost
– Reinventing a square wheel: Can a revitalized Palestinian Authority lead the way to a better “day after?” – MEI
Ukraine:
- January 10 – Ukraine SitRep: High Losses, Mobilization Problems, Too Few Air Defenses
Related:
– Behind the New Iron Curtain – Harpers
– A Step to the Right: Two Weeks with Right Sector, Jan-February 2014 – Events in Ukraine
– Russia Regains Upper Hand in Ukraine’s East as Kyiv’s Troops Struggle – New York Times
– Belgorod, in western Russia, hit hard as Ukraine retaliates for airstrikes – Washington Post
– Washington puts forward G7 plan to confiscate $300bn in Russian assets (archived) – Financial Times
– Ukraine's President and British PM Have Differing Views on UK Security Guarantees – Eurointegration.ua
– Ex-Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach Reveals New Details of Biden Corruption in Ukraine – 21st Century Wire
Yemen:
- January 12 – U.S. (Re-) Starts War With Houthi
- January 13 – Striking Yemen From Afar Will Not Achieve Anything
Related:
– Don’t Bomb the Houthis– Foreign Affairs
– U.S. is Painting Itself Into a Corner in the Red Sea – Sonar21
– The Necessary Risk of America’s Military Strikes in Yemen – New York Times
– Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Remains Intact After U.S.-led Airstrikes – New York Times
– New Escalation: Iran Deploys Navy to Red Sea After US Strikes Yemen’s Houthis – Elijah Magnier / The Alt World
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Other issues:
China:
- No honeymoon period for new Taiwan President with a divided government – Straits Times
- US does not support Taiwan independence: Biden – Anadolu
- China Wants To Ditch The Dollar – Neoma
Boeing:
- The fallout for Boeing will extend far beyond the 737 Max 9 grounding – The Air Current
- FAA in no rush to lift 737 MAX 9 grounding as cancellations mount – Seattle Times
- It's Time to Nationalize and Then Break Up Boeing – Matt Stoller
Empire:
- Saving Bidenomics – Boston Review
India:
- Diplomatic blow to India as Biden turns down invite – Indian Punchline
- India gets a rude awakening in West Asia – Indian Punchline
- ‘A Lifelong Nightmare’: Seeking Justice in India’s Overwhelmed Courts – New York Times
Miscellaneous:
- How to think like a Bayesian – Psyche
Use as open (not Palestine or Ukraine related) thread …