Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2025 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Main Content

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

More Stories

Featured
Top 10 Mistakes of former Iraq PM Nouri al-Maliki (That Ruined his Country)

Top 10 Mistakes of former Iraq PM Nouri al-Maliki (That Ruined his Country)

By Juan Cole Now that Nouri al-Maliki has resigned as prime minister, it is worth looking at the way his two terms as prime minister […]

Juan Cole

Israeli official confirms US nixed arms sale; PM blamed for icy ties

Israeli official confirms US nixed arms sale; PM blamed for icy ties

WSJ report of frayed relations between Washington and Jerusalem, including combative Obama-Netanyahu phone call, sparks firestorm among Israeli politicians

News Aggregator

Climate Change
Evacuating Miami Beach:  Can South Florida Save itself from Sea Level Rise?

Evacuating Miami Beach: Can South Florida Save itself from Sea Level Rise?

Two SJMC faculty, Kate MacMillin and Juliet Pinto, explore the narrative of a South Florida community under threat from sea level rise in this half-hour […]

contributors

Democracy
Only Mideast Democracy?  In Midst of War, Israel Clamps Down on Dissent

Only Mideast Democracy? In Midst of War, Israel Clamps Down on Dissent

By Sarah Lazare As a tenuous ceasefire takes hold, the besieged Gaza strip must contend with the path of death and destruction left by Israel’s […]

contributors

Afghanistan
Families of Afghan Civilians Killed by US/NATO Cannot get Justice

Families of Afghan Civilians Killed by US/NATO Cannot get Justice

By Bruce Pannier via RFE/RL Amnesty International has released a report documenting the inability of the families of Afghan civilians killed in attacks by U.S. […]

contributors

Energy
The Politics of Energy and the Destabilization of Palestine

The Politics of Energy and the Destabilization of Palestine

By Tareq Ramadan The latest Israeli military campaign directed towards the 139-square mile, densely-populated Palestinian Gaza Strip has already led to the deaths of more […]

contributors

Internet
Do White Media use unflattering Photos of Black Victims of Police Violence?  #Iftheygunnedmedown

Do White Media use unflattering Photos of Black Victims of Police Violence? #Iftheygunnedmedown

AJ+: “From Michael Brown to Renisha McBride to Jordan Davis: how black people who are killed get portrayed in the media — and the courtroom […]

contributors

Featured
The Appeal of Intervention:  New Iraqi Premier, Libyan Parliament ask for Int'l Troops

The Appeal of Intervention: New Iraqi Premier, Libyan Parliament ask for Int’l Troops

By Juan Cole According to a spokesman for his Da’wa Party (Islamic Call or Islamic Mission), Iraq’s prime minister-designate Haydar al-Abadi is preparing a platform […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
Arab Youth and the Changing Middle East (HuffPo Cole Interview)

Arab Youth and the Changing Middle East (HuffPo Cole Interview)

By Juan Cole Huffington Post Live Highlight: Juan Cole, “The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East” Related book: The New […]

Juan Cole

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 1813
  • Page 1814
  • Page 1815
  • Page 1816
  • Page 1817
  • …
  • Page 3025
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Latest

Featured

Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis

Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

The Conversation

Christianity

Is Trump Christian America’s Golden Calf?

Liz Theoharis

Featured

How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation

Dan Steinbock

Popular

  • Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators' Offices in Qatar
  • Plagues in the Making: RFK Jr. guts CDC, comes for your Children's Health
  • Morocco Produces 1 gigawatt of Solar Panels Annually, as it turns to Floatovoltaics
  • Trump threatens UN Visa Ban for Brazil over Pro-Palestine Stance
  • Trump as a Slow-Motion Apocalypse
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2025 All Rights Reserved