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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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Ariana Grande One Love Manchester Benefit: Response to Terror

Ariana Grande One Love Concert | Manchester | (Video Clip) | – – Ariana Grande returned to Manchester with some special guests to remember the […]

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It isn't just Trump:  The American System is Broken

It isn’t just Trump: The American System is Broken

By Jeffrey D. Sachs | (Project Syndicate) | – – NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump’s ravings against the 2015 Paris climate agreement are […]

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US faces risks as Trump misreads the Middle East

US faces risks as Trump misreads the Middle East

Francis Ghilès | (OpenDemocracy.net) | – – Militarising the region further and taking sides in a recently concocted sectarian conflict will likely end in tears. […]

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Asia
Apocalypse Soon:  Does Trump Downgrade of Diplomacy in Koreas threaten us All?

Apocalypse Soon: Does Trump Downgrade of Diplomacy in Koreas threaten us All?

By Rajan Menon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Defense Secretary James Mattis remarked recently that a war with North Korea would be “tragic on […]

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How Trump should have responded to London Attacks if he were Normal

How Trump should have responded to London Attacks if he were Normal

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue/ Mar-a-Lago Florida (Golf Course) Dear Prime Minister May and Mayor […]

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The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won't see on Corporate News

The Jeremy Corbyn response to Trump, May and Terror you won’t see on Corporate News

Jeremy Corbyn | (Video Clip) | – – Jeremy Corbyn | Terrorist Attack in London | criticism of May and Trump

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Who needs Trump:  State Policies driving huuje advances in Wind Power

Who needs Trump: State Policies driving huuje advances in Wind Power

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Anyone who is depressed about Trump’s sabotage of action to halt climate change should take heart […]

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What's the most effective way to fight terrorism? - Juan Cole on CBS

What’s the most effective way to fight terrorism? – Juan Cole on CBS

Reena Ninan | CBS News | (Video Clip) | – – “A new article in The Nation suggests Ariana Grande has a better approach to […]

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Painting of the Day:   Girl w/ Wine Cup, Isfahan, Iran, 1650

Painting of the Day: Girl w/ Wine Cup, Isfahan, Iran, 1650

British Museum | Persian Watercolor in style of Muhammad Qasim | – – “Girl with a wine cup Style of Muhammad Qasim Safavid Iran, Isfahan, […]

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