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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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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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Authoritarianism
Speaking Truth to Erdogan:  His Authoritarian Turn and Europe

Speaking Truth to Erdogan: His Authoritarian Turn and Europe

By Ludwig Schulz | German Orient Institute | (Via Euractiv.com ) | – – Ludwig Schulz looks at how scientific analysis can help counter President […]

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Denialism
Sorry, Trump, Electric Car sales doubled last Year, dooming dirty Fossil fuels

Sorry, Trump, Electric Car sales doubled last Year, dooming dirty Fossil fuels

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road doubled worldwide to 2 million in the […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?

Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?

By James Shanahan. | (The Conversation) | – – Many gallons of ink (and megabytes of electronic text) have been devoted to explaining the surprise […]

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Death Penalty
Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov't railroads 14 Shiite Dissidents with unfair Death Penalty

Execution-Crazy Saudi Gov’t railroads 14 Shiite Dissidents with unfair Death Penalty

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia should immediately quash the death sentences of 14 members of the Shia community for protest-related […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Children’s Lives Are Shaped By 50 Years of Military Occupation

Palestinian Children’s Lives Are Shaped By 50 Years of Military Occupation

By Jennifer Bing | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Five decades of occupation have turned military violence into the norm for Palestinian […]

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Donald Trump
Tillerson-Trump Rumble over Qatar shows White House Divisions

Tillerson-Trump Rumble over Qatar shows White House Divisions

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday called on Saudi Arabia and its allies to halt […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians

GOP Rep. urges US Terror alliance with ISIL against Iranian civilians

NIAC | (Video News Clip) | – – NIAC Action: “Shocking: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Suggests Tehran ISIS Attack Was “Positive”

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Left Politics
End of Blair Era in UK: Corbyn's Left-Wing Policies win at Ballot Box

End of Blair Era in UK: Corbyn’s Left-Wing Policies win at Ballot Box

TeleSur | – – Labour leader’s former foes give credit to his campaign platform. His years of being considered an outsider who didn’t understand the […]

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Bahrain
Saudi v. Qatar:  Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?

Saudi v. Qatar: Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?

By James M. Dorsey | (Inter Press Service) | – – SINGAPORE (IPS) – Turkey’s parliament is this week fast tracking the dispatch of up […]

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