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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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"It is Criminal..Show some Humanity!" Ireland will Join ICJ case against Israel on Gaza Starvation, Genocide

“It is Criminal..Show some Humanity!” Ireland will Join ICJ case against Israel on Gaza Starvation, Genocide

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Irish government has decided to intervene in the court case at the International Court of Justice against Israel on […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Europe’s Jewish Scholars of Islam

Europe’s Jewish Scholars of Islam

Middlebury, Vt. (Special to Informed Comment) – At the end of the nineteenth century, the Turkish government asked its Minister of Education to prepare a […]

Shalom Goldman

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Israel's 'Iron Wall:' A Brief History of the Ideology Guiding Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s ‘Iron Wall:’ A Brief History of the Ideology Guiding Benjamin Netanyahu

By Eran Kaplan, San Francisco State University | – (The Conversation) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that Israel’s military will soon launch an […]

The Conversation

Displaced and Refugees
State Department finding Israel not in Violation of Int'l Law Contradicted by Resigning Official

State Department finding Israel not in Violation of Int’l Law Contradicted by Resigning Official

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – US arms transfers are conditioned by federal law, as the Congressional Research office explains, which “prohibits security assistance to ‘any […]

Juan Cole

Genocide
Does the Destruction of Homes in Gaza constitute Genocide?

Does the Destruction of Homes in Gaza constitute Genocide?

By Priya Gupta, McGill University | – (The Conversation) – The intentional destruction of homes — by a government or private entity, during war or […]

The Conversation

Anti-intellectualism
Hebrew U. lifts Suspension of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian after Palestinian-Israeli Scholars called for her Reinstatement

Hebrew U. lifts Suspension of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian after Palestinian-Israeli Scholars called for her Reinstatement

NB: Hebrew University made this announcement on Wednesday, reinstating Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian: In a meeting held today between the Rector of the Hebrew University, Prof. Tamir […]

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Naked Hypocrisy: The US once cited UNSC Resolutions to Invade Iraq, now calls Gaza Ceasefire Demand "Non-Binding"

Naked Hypocrisy: The US once cited UNSC Resolutions to Invade Iraq, now calls Gaza Ceasefire Demand “Non-Binding”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday characterized the United Nations Security Council resolution 2728 demanding an immediate ceasefire in […]

Juan Cole

Culture
Piety and Sexuality: The Subaltern Poetry of Mir Taqi Mir

Piety and Sexuality: The Subaltern Poetry of Mir Taqi Mir

Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810) is recognized as one of the greatest poets of the Urdu language. He is claimed by Pakistan as one of the […]

Anthony A. Lee

Israel/ Palestine
Spending Unlimited: The Pentagon’s Budget Follies come at High Price

Spending Unlimited: The Pentagon’s Budget Follies come at High Price

By Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The White House released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 on March 11th, […]

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