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Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity
Arab World

Why the Saudi-Pakistan Bilateral Defense Pact is unlikely to Revive Muslim Unity

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When Israel launched an attack on Doha in September 2025, Arab and Muslim leaders convened an emergency summit. […]

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

Palestinian Subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza “Peace” Plan

10/03/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

How Donald Trump Surrendered on Greentech to China Abroad and to Big Oil at Home

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Top 5 things that Make Bangladesh a natural Target for Extremists

Top 5 things that Make Bangladesh a natural Target for Extremists

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bangladesh has been plagued by extremist violence for years, but the violence and hostage-taking in Dhaka […]

Juan Cole

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Putin's Winning Hand in Syria, as Turkey Apologizes and Obama Deals

Putin’s Winning Hand in Syria, as Turkey Apologizes and Obama Deals

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Vladimir Putin was the skunk at the party in the West after his annexation (or repossession, […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq: al-Anbar's Cities are ISIL-Free, But Can they be kept that Way?

Iraq: al-Anbar’s Cities are ISIL-Free, But Can they be kept that Way?

Kamal al-Ayash | (Niqash.org) | – – Every time extremists are forced out of Anbar’s cities they take refuge in nearby desert and attack again. […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Istanbul Suicide Bombers Were Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz: Official

Istanbul Suicide Bombers Were Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz: Official

TeleSur | – – The attack at Ataturk Airport is suspected to be the work of [Daesh or] the Islamic State [IS] group. Three suspected […]

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Campaign Finance
K Street is a 1-Party State:  DC Corruption is a Feature, not a Bug

K Street is a 1-Party State: DC Corruption is a Feature, not a Bug

By Thomas Frank | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Although it’s difficult to remember those days eight years ago when Democrats seemed to represent something idealistic […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Land Theft: 440% Increase in 2016

Israeli Land Theft: 440% Increase in 2016

IMEMC News | – – Israeli land confiscation policy has notably escalated in occupied Jerusalem and West Bank by 439% since the beginning of 2016, […]

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Iran
Now Iran-Kurdish Tensions are Spiking;  Why?

Now Iran-Kurdish Tensions are Spiking; Why?

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Clashes erupted this month between Kurdish fighters and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), with each […]

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Are ISIL's attacks the desperation of a Cornered Rat?  The Kerry-McCaul Debate

Are ISIL’s attacks the desperation of a Cornered Rat? The Kerry-McCaul Debate

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday evening at the Aspen Ideas Festival that “It has […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Turkish airport massacre will further imperil a nation on the verge of crisis

Turkish airport massacre will further imperil a nation on the verge of crisis

Alpaslan Ozerdem | (The Conversation) | – – Another heinous terrorist attack has horrified Turkey and shocked the rest of the world. The target this […]

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