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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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In Trump's DC, Noose Found in African American Museum

In Trump’s DC, Noose Found in African American Museum

TeleSur | – – It’s the second time this week a noose has been discovered on the grounds of a Smithsonian museum. A noose was […]

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China
Trump, Paris Accords and the End of the American Century

Trump, Paris Accords and the End of the American Century

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – As Trump seems likely to pull out of the Paris Climate accord, he will be creating […]

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Trump's 'Good Muslim, Bad Muslim' False Divide

Trump’s ‘Good Muslim, Bad Muslim’ False Divide

By Dina El-Rifai | (Otherwords.org) | – – The “war on terror” has killed millions of innocent people. You don’t have to be a “bad […]

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Is US Winning its Longest War?  Huge Bomb Hits Kabul Embassy Row, kills at least 80

Is US Winning its Longest War? Huge Bomb Hits Kabul Embassy Row, kills at least 80

TeleSur | – – Health ministry spokesman Ismael Kawoosi said: “They are still bringing bodies, and wounded people to hospitals.” A powerful vehicle bomb has […]

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Saudi-US War on Yemen:  No Victory, but Cholera, Famine, State Collapse

Saudi-US War on Yemen: No Victory, but Cholera, Famine, State Collapse

Sophia Dingli | (The Conversation) | – – Yemen and its people are engulfed by utter devastation. In the two-plus years of the conflict between […]

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Is the European Refugee Crisis being Driven by Drought and Climate Change?

Is the European Refugee Crisis being Driven by Drought and Climate Change?

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – ROME (IPS) – Water–everybody talks about it, warns against its growing scarcity, excessive waste, the […]

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Iran
The Mystery of Washington’s Iran Derangement Syndrome

The Mystery of Washington’s Iran Derangement Syndrome

By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “Everywhere you look, if there is trouble in the region,” Secretary of Defense James Mattis told […]

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Baghdad and Manchester:  Let's Commemorate ISIL Victims in Both

Baghdad and Manchester: Let’s Commemorate ISIL Victims in Both

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – ISIL (ISIS, Daesh) lashed out at the civilian population in Iraq on Tuesday with three bombings […]

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Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet

Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – China and India have knocked the United States off the top spot of the index of […]

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