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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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Powder Keg in the Pacific: America’s new Cold War with China

Powder Keg in the Pacific: America’s new Cold War with China

( Tomdispatch.com ) – While the world looks on with trepidation at regional wars in Israel and Ukraine, a far more dangerous global crisis is […]

Alfred W. McCoy

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Israel’s actions against UN Peacekeepers suggest it may seek to Occupy Southern Lebanon

Israel’s actions against UN Peacekeepers suggest it may seek to Occupy Southern Lebanon

By Vanessa Newby, Leiden University and Chiara Ruffa, Sciences Po | – (The Conversation) – The United Nations security council has expressed strong concern for […]

The Conversation

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Nobel Prize-Winning Japanese survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki see themselves in the Palestinians of Gaza

Nobel Prize-Winning Japanese survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki see themselves in the Palestinians of Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The decision of the Truman administration to use nuclear weapons on the civilian cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Aggression tops new Mexican President’s Agenda: wants to Recognize Palestine

Gaza Aggression tops new Mexican President’s Agenda: wants to Recognize Palestine

by Eman Abusidu EmAbusidu ( Middle East Monitor ) – Just days after her inauguration as the first female president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum called […]

Middle East Monitor

Sudan
Sudan’s Brutal War has become many Wars, making Peace even harder to Reach

Sudan’s Brutal War has become many Wars, making Peace even harder to Reach

By Justin Willis, Durham University and Sharath Srinivasan, University of Cambridge | – (The Conversation) – Sudan’s war runs grimly on. The two main protagonists […]

The Conversation

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Israelis Burn up Refugee Tents in Central Gaza, as they Plan Ethnic Cleansing of North

Israelis Burn up Refugee Tents in Central Gaza, as they Plan Ethnic Cleansing of North

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – One reason why Palestinians in northern Gaza are resisting attempts of the Israelis to expel hundreds of thousands of them […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran’s Leaders have everything to lose in a direct War with Israel; Why take such a Massive Risk?

Iran’s Leaders have everything to lose in a direct War with Israel; Why take such a Massive Risk?

Shahram Akbarzadeh, Deakin University | – (The Conversation) – With Iran’s firing of some 180 ballistic missiles at Israel overnight, the Middle East is again […]

Shahram Akbarzadeh

Israel/ Palestine
War Effect: Fear of Brain Drain as Twice as many Israelis Emigrate in 2024, Transfer $7 bn Abroad

War Effect: Fear of Brain Drain as Twice as many Israelis Emigrate in 2024, Transfer $7 bn Abroad

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli data revealed a sharp increase in emigration from Israel abroad since the beginning of the year, reaching a […]

Middle East Monitor

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Juan Cole:  Israel's Invasions of Lebanon Produce Radicalization, Help Iran and End Badly (ScheerPost)

Juan Cole: Israel’s Invasions of Lebanon Produce Radicalization, Help Iran and End Badly (ScheerPost)

Bob Scheer’s long interview with me, “Where is the Middle East Heading?” is available at ScheerPost. I’m providing an excerpt below, but be sure to […]

Juan Cole

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