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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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Donald Trump
Trump Luminaries at Iranian Jihadi Cult Conference in Paris while Excluding Nice Iranians from Immigration

Trump Luminaries at Iranian Jihadi Cult Conference in Paris while Excluding Nice Iranians from Immigration

Many Trump stalwarts have a peculiar, paid position as lobbyists for a group aiming to overthrow the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Juan Cole

Left Politics
Not Extreme: Sanders' and Ocasio-Cortez's Leftism has been core to the Democratic Party

Not Extreme: Sanders’ and Ocasio-Cortez’s Leftism has been core to the Democratic Party

Many positions viewed as “extreme” by beltway pundits today were mainstream through much of the 20th century

John Buell

Israel
As Assad Advances on South, Israel Warns Syrian Army away from Occupied Golan

As Assad Advances on South, Israel Warns Syrian Army away from Occupied Golan

Israel beefed up its tank and artillery deployment on the Golan Heights frontier with Syria on Sunday, a statement said

Middle East Monitor

Inequality
Why the Supreme Court's Gutting of Unions dooms US to Deeper Poverty, Inequality

Why the Supreme Court’s Gutting of Unions dooms US to Deeper Poverty, Inequality

The Supreme Court’s decision in Janus will leave the United States still more unequal.

Sam Pizzigati

Turkey
Is Turkey headed for Stongman Rule?

Is Turkey headed for Stongman Rule?

For all the support he enjoys, Turkey is more divided than ever

Arzu Geybullayeva

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No, Saudi Can't Save Trump from High Gas Prices

No, Saudi Can’t Save Trump from High Gas Prices

It would take up to a year for Saudi Arabia to ramp up production to its maximum theoretical capacity

Juan Cole

Immigration
Massive Crowds throughout US Rally against Trump Targeting of Immigrants

Massive Crowds throughout US Rally against Trump Targeting of Immigrants

Thousands of demonstrators marched across the country Saturday to protest the separation of families under President Trump’s hardline agenda

Ivan Couronne

Featured
Report: Trump hopes for Deal with Putin over Iran in Syria, US Exit

Report: Trump hopes for Deal with Putin over Iran in Syria, US Exit

The plan is apparently for the US to allow the government of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to recover the southern reaches of the country

Juan Cole

War
Bankrupting Ourselves to Death: How We're Borrowing to Fight the Wars we're Losing

Bankrupting Ourselves to Death: How We’re Borrowing to Fight the Wars we’re Losing

Never before has this country relied so heavily on deficit spending to pay for its conflicts

Stephanie Savell

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