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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

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Hillary v. Bernie on Student Debt:  Whose Plan is more Progressive?

Hillary v. Bernie on Student Debt: Whose Plan is more Progressive?

AJ+ | (Video report) | – – “Hillary Clinton announced on August 9 her New College Compact plan to tackle America’s $1 trillion student debt […]

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Turkey: As Violence hits Istanbul, southeast, Can Pres. Erdogan turn it to Political Advantage?

Turkey: As Violence hits Istanbul, southeast, Can Pres. Erdogan turn it to Political Advantage?

By Alpaslan Ozerdem | (The Conversation) | – – Armed attacks on the US consulate and a police station are the latest in a wave […]

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Don’t Sit Tight: Congress Can Still Tank the Iran Deal

Don’t Sit Tight: Congress Can Still Tank the Iran Deal

By Phyllis Bennis and Kevin Martin | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Lawmakers need to hear from their constituents who support diplomacy over […]

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Iran
The Nuclear Deal has turned Tehran into Diplomatic Capital of Mideast

The Nuclear Deal has turned Tehran into Diplomatic Capital of Mideast

By Javad Heirannia / Farhang Jahanpour | (Tehran Times) | – – TEHRAN – Farhang Jahanpour, a former Senior Research Fellow at Harvard University, says […]

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Banking
Game of Groans: How focus on Trump Taunts hides GOP war on Middle Class, Workers

Game of Groans: How focus on Trump Taunts hides GOP war on Middle Class, Workers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The condition of late capitalism produces a press discourse strangely devoid of any mention of class. […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Is ISIL/ Daesh biggest threat to Saudi Arabia?:  Mosque of Secret Police Bombed

Is ISIL/ Daesh biggest threat to Saudi Arabia?: Mosque of Secret Police Bombed

By Mohammed Al Nemer | ( Global Voices Online) | – – Another suicide bomb hit Saudi Arabia on Thursday, this time at a mosque […]

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Climate Change
Offshore Wind in Europe Surges, Powers 7 mn. Households

Offshore Wind in Europe Surges, Powers 7 mn. Households

The Tree | – – Europe’s offshore wind industry is set for a record 12 months, as new analysis from the European Wind Energy Association […]

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Iraq
Controversy: Did Turkish anti-PKK Airstrikes hit civilian Kurdish village of Zargeli?

Controversy: Did Turkish anti-PKK Airstrikes hit civilian Kurdish village of Zargeli?

BBC | (Video News Report) | – – “Turkey may have joined the air war against Islamic State militants across the border in Syria. The […]

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Barack Obama
Obama Says Netanyahu’s Interference in American Politics “Unprecedented”

Obama Says Netanyahu’s Interference in American Politics “Unprecedented”

By IMEMC | – – US President Barack Obama, in an interview with CNN, said that Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s interference in American politics […]

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