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Juan Cole

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Is Roseanne Barr what America has Become?

Is Roseanne Barr what America has Become?

Juan Cole

In a better US, there would be as much discomfort with her Islamophobia as with her disdain for African-Americans.

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India stands with Iran against Trump Sanctions

India stands with Iran against Trump Sanctions

Juan Cole

India’s External Affairs Minister delivered a sharp rebuke to US plans for sanctions on trade with Iran on Monday

Afghanistan
On Memorial Day, US Troops still Dying in Afghanistan but 1/2 the Country is Lost

On Memorial Day, US Troops still Dying in Afghanistan but 1/2 the Country is Lost

Juan Cole

The Afghanistan government controls only about half of Afghanistan, 229 of 407 districts. Maybe because it is a bad news story, our Afghanistan War, the longest in our history, keeps slipping our minds, along with thoughts of the Americans still fighting there. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, has issued a report […]

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Legal?  Despite Withdrawal Pledge, Trump's Massive Mission Creep in Syria

Legal? Despite Withdrawal Pledge, Trump’s Massive Mission Creep in Syria

Juan Cole

How is fighting Syrian government troops part of the US mission in Syria? Only by virtue of mission creep

China
China’s Green Shift is Positioning it to Overtake US in Energy Technology, Security

China’s Green Shift is Positioning it to Overtake US in Energy Technology, Security

Juan Cole

These are astonishing statistics for one of the world’s two largest economies

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How Peak Hype crashed Trump's N Korea Summit/ Nobel Peace Prize

How Peak Hype crashed Trump’s N Korea Summit/ Nobel Peace Prize

Juan Cole

The summit was poorly conceived and badly planned, attended with Trumpian snake oil and hype

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Khamenei, in reply to Trump, gives Europe 6-point Ultimatum on Nuclear Deal

Khamenei, in reply to Trump, gives Europe 6-point Ultimatum on Nuclear Deal

Juan Cole

Leader reserves right to begin enriching uranium to 19.75% again

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Palestine takes Israel to Int'l Criminal Court at Hague over Gaza Massacre

Palestine takes Israel to Int’l Criminal Court at Hague over Gaza Massacre

Juan Cole

A war crime pursued systematically, after a while, becomes a crime against humanity

Donald Trump
How Pompeo's "Severest Sanctions" on Iran will Backfire

How Pompeo’s “Severest Sanctions” on Iran will Backfire

Juan Cole

Historical experience predicts failure

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