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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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War on Gaza Crystalizes Israel’s Image

War on Gaza Crystalizes Israel’s Image

( Russia in Global Affairs ) – Modern Israel attracts much attention from analysts and the public but our ability to understand it is hindered […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Taliban’s ‘Vice and Virtue’ Laws Reimpose the Harsh Repression of Women

Afghanistan: The Taliban’s ‘Vice and Virtue’ Laws Reimpose the Harsh Repression of Women

By Kambaiz Rafi, Durham University | – (The Conversation) – Until the collapse of Afghanistan’s US-backed government in August 2021, few knew clearly what the […]

The Conversation

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UN Idled, as Israel Expels 258K Palestinian Civilians in Gaza, including Aid workers, imperiling Polio Vaccination Drive

UN Idled, as Israel Expels 258K Palestinian Civilians in Gaza, including Aid workers, imperiling Polio Vaccination Drive

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israelis are not only expelling thousands of innocent civilians from the town of Deir al-Balah in the center of […]

Juan Cole

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In a new era of Campus Upheaval, the 1970 Kent State Shootings show the Danger of deploying Troops to crush legal Protests

In a new era of Campus Upheaval, the 1970 Kent State Shootings show the Danger of deploying Troops to crush legal Protests

By Brian VanDeMark, United States Naval Academy | – (The Conversation) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has expressed his intention, if elected to a […]

The Conversation

censorship
Denouncing the University of Pennsylvania’s collaboration with the House Education Committee investigation of Faculty Members

Denouncing the University of Pennsylvania’s collaboration with the House Education Committee investigation of Faculty Members

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Larry Jameson Interim President, the University of Pennsylvania president@upenn.edu   John Jackson Provost, the […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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Morocco: Popular anger against Israel's war on Gaza Spills into the Streets, Posing Dilemma for Rabat

Morocco: Popular anger against Israel’s war on Gaza Spills into the Streets, Posing Dilemma for Rabat

Istanbul (Speciall to Informed Comment, Feature) – The Palestinian question has been a central topic for the Arab world for many decades now. Over the […]

Mohamed Jegham

Hizbullah
Israel and Hezbollah step Back from War, but for how Long? All eyes are now on Iran’s next Move

Israel and Hezbollah step Back from War, but for how Long? All eyes are now on Iran’s next Move

By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – For weeks, Israel had been anticipating a major attack from Hezbollah in retaliation for […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israel: Palestinian Healthcare Workers Tortured

Israel: Palestinian Healthcare Workers Tortured

Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem) – Israeli forces have arbitrarily detained Palestinian healthcare workers in Gaza since hostilities began in October 2023, deported them to detention facilities […]

Human Rights Watch

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What would America be Like if it was Like Gaza?

What would America be Like if it was Like Gaza?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – What would America be like if it was like Gaza? On October 8, 2023, the Alien invasion long feared by […]

Juan Cole

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