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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
Asia

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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Britain's Labour beat the Right, but Must hasten to Win Public Trust and heal Rift with own Left

Britain’s Labour beat the Right, but Must hasten to Win Public Trust and heal Rift with own Left

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Britain’s latest General Election held on 4th July was nothing short of a major political earthquake that put […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Donald Trump
Netanyahu and his bet on Trump

Netanyahu and his bet on Trump

By Antoine Shalhat ( Middle East Monitor ) – It seems that the repercussions of the debate recently held between current US President Joe Biden […]

Middle East Monitor

Archaeology
Ancient Arabian “Standing Stone Circles” show a Complex and Thriving Society

Ancient Arabian “Standing Stone Circles” show a Complex and Thriving Society

By Jane McMahon, University of Sydney | – (The Conversation) – To date, little has been known about people living in north-western Saudi Arabia during […]

The Conversation

Egypt
Centuries of Co-Existence: Jewish Cultural Heritage in Egypt and Morocco

Centuries of Co-Existence: Jewish Cultural Heritage in Egypt and Morocco

Beersheba (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – Amid the prevailing focus on the war and the geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East, it is easy […]

Yoram Meital

Displaced and Refugees
Why it's a Mistake that Cultural Heritage is often Overlooked when Assessing Refugee Claims

Why it’s a Mistake that Cultural Heritage is often Overlooked when Assessing Refugee Claims

By Sherine Al Shallah, UNSW Sydney | – (The Conversation) – Cultural heritage has long been targeted during conflict. This includes the destruction of the […]

The Conversation

Australasia
Blinded to all but the Anglo-Saxon “Five Eyes:” The Bias of US Policy toward Asia

Blinded to all but the Anglo-Saxon “Five Eyes:” The Bias of US Policy toward Asia

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Wherever he travels globally, President Biden has sought to project the United States as the rejuvenated leader of a broad coalition […]

Michael T. Klare

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When will Americans let the Palestinian People have their Fourth of July?

When will Americans let the Palestinian People have their Fourth of July?

Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Americans are commemorating the Fourth of July today, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Implicit in this holiday […]

Juan Cole

Elections
Amid Astonishing low Turnout, Iranians Mull Continuing Presidential Election Boycott in 2nd Round

Amid Astonishing low Turnout, Iranians Mull Continuing Presidential Election Boycott in 2nd Round

By Kian Sharifi | – ( RFE/RL ) – More than 60 percent of Iran’s electorate did not vote in the June 28 presidential election, […]

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Climate Crisis
Solar Power is about to Leave Nuclear and all other Energy Sources in the Dust

Solar Power is about to Leave Nuclear and all other Energy Sources in the Dust

By Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University | – (The Conversation) – Opposition leader Peter Dutton might have been hoping for […]

The Conversation

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