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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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Oil Dictator Dominos

By Bill Emmott | Project Syndicate | – – LONDON – Price movements as large and rapid as those that have upended oil markets since […]

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African-Americans
Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl

Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl

TeleSur | – – Beyonce and her powerhouse backup dancers are facing threats of a boycott for speaking out against police brutality. Social media has […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Russia, Syria Daily using Cluster Bombs in Attacks: HRW

Russia, Syria Daily using Cluster Bombs in Attacks: HRW

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – The Syrian-Russian joint military operation in Syria has included the use of internationally banned cluster munitions in […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Is Netanyahu Readying the next Israeli Assault on Blockaded Gaza?

Is Netanyahu Readying the next Israeli Assault on Blockaded Gaza?

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – It is not true that only three wars have taken place since Hamas won parliamentary […]

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Africa
Kaj Larsen Gives a Debriefing on Boko Haram (Vice)

Kaj Larsen Gives a Debriefing on Boko Haram (Vice)

Kaj Larsen gives a view into the workings of the infamous Nigerian Islamist group, Boko Haram

Nicholas Kolenda

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Israel frets about "Iran as Neighbor" if Aleppo falls & al-Assad Regime Wins

Israel frets about “Iran as Neighbor” if Aleppo falls & al-Assad Regime Wins

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – An Arabic site that aggregates Facebook and other social media postings reports that Israeli officials are […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
Would Trump or Cruz be worst President ever?  & Why Jimmy Carter's Answer will Surprise you

Would Trump or Cruz be worst President ever? & Why Jimmy Carter’s Answer will Surprise you

By Ana Kasparian & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Who would be worse for America as President, Donald Trump […]

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Militarization
After 14 Years it sinks in:  Maybe US is just not Good at Asian Counter-Insurgency

After 14 Years it sinks in: Maybe US is just not Good at Asian Counter-Insurgency

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Here’s my twenty-first-century rule of thumb about this country: if you have to say it over and […]

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Israel/ Palestine
European Union rebukes Israel for home demolitions, squatter settlement expansion in Palestine

European Union rebukes Israel for home demolitions, squatter settlement expansion in Palestine

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The European Union on Saturday called on Israel to stop demolishing Palestinian homes in the occupied […]

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