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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
Asia

While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gov’t: Crown Prince a ‘Red Line’ in Khashoggi Murder Probe

Saudi Gov’t: Crown Prince a ‘Red Line’ in Khashoggi Murder Probe

Calls for the crown prince to be held accountable for the grisly killing of Jamal Khashoggi ‘would not be tolerated.’

AFP

Climate Change
On Thanksgiving, We must confront our Climate Emergency as the Pilgrims did Theirs

On Thanksgiving, We must confront our Climate Emergency as the Pilgrims did Theirs

Revised for 2018 By Juan Cole | — The popular story about Thanksgiving is an environmental parable that we would do well to remember today. […]

Juan Cole

Supreme Court
John Roberts, SCOTUS Chief Justice, Slams Trump in Extraordinary Rebuke

John Roberts, SCOTUS Chief Justice, Slams Trump in Extraordinary Rebuke

“We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges”

AFP

UAE
United Arab Emirates Court Sentences British Student to Life for Espionage

United Arab Emirates Court Sentences British Student to Life for Espionage

by Mohamad Ali Harissi Dubai (AFP) – A United Arab Emirates court sentenced British student Matthew Hedges to life in jail on spying charges on […]

AFP

Yemen
Saudi-Led War on Yemen has Killed 85,000 Children

Saudi-Led War on Yemen has Killed 85,000 Children

The United Nations (UN) warned that around 14 million Yemenis were “on the brink of a famine.”

Middle East Monitor

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Top five ways Trump put America Last with Whitewash of Saudi Prince

Top five ways Trump put America Last with Whitewash of Saudi Prince

Trump has dishonored the Constitution.

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel has Jailed 900 Palestinian Children since Start of 2018: PPS

Israel has Jailed 900 Palestinian Children since Start of 2018: PPS

Children are usually detained in the middle of the night from their family homes, often severely beaten, and threatened

Maan News Agency

Donald Trump
He Really did intend to Lock Her Up: Trump went after Clinton and Comey

He Really did intend to Lock Her Up: Trump went after Clinton and Comey

McGahn, who has since left the White House, advised Trump that he could face the risk of impeachment if he took such a measure

AFP

National Security State
US Planetary Military: From Failed Mideast Counter-Insurgency to Nuclear Brinkmanship

US Planetary Military: From Failed Mideast Counter-Insurgency to Nuclear Brinkmanship

Make no mistake: war with Russia would be an unnecessary disaster — and it could go nuclear.

Danny Sjursen

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