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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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Weapons paid for by US are Missing in Afghanistan: Did they go to the Taliban?

Weapons paid for by US are Missing in Afghanistan: Did they go to the Taliban?

By Luke Johnson via RFE/RL Weapons bought and paid for by the United States for Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have gone missing, according to […]

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Apartheid
Israel seeks to force 400,000 People from Homes in North Gaza

Israel seeks to force 400,000 People from Homes in North Gaza

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Israeli military on Monday evening sent text messages and phone calls to residents of all cities in the northern Gaza […]

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Bill of Rights
America's Dumbest Politician On Israeli–Palestinian Conflict (The Young Turks)

America’s Dumbest Politician On Israeli–Palestinian Conflict (The Young Turks)

By Cenk Uygur “Just one day after international watchdogs said Iran was complying with demands to scale back its nuclear program, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) […]

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Apartheid
Unlike Iraq, Iran, Libya, N. Korea, Israel has Impunity from Defying UNSC (Gaza Ceasefire)

Unlike Iraq, Iran, Libya, N. Korea, Israel has Impunity from Defying UNSC (Gaza Ceasefire)

By Juan Cole The United Nations Security Council is theoretically a sort of sovereign in international law. If it designates a regime like that of […]

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Christianity
The Persecution of Christians by ISIS contradicts idea of a Caliphate

The Persecution of Christians by ISIS contradicts idea of a Caliphate

By Erica C D Hunter, SOAS, University of London – via The Conversation ISIS conquests across northern Iraq have been comprehensive in recent weeks. Taking […]

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Internet
Jews and Arabs Refuse to be Enemies: Social Media Campaign

Jews and Arabs Refuse to be Enemies: Social Media Campaign

“A social media campaign calls for peace between Jews and Arabs, CNN’s Samuel Burke explains.” Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies Here are some […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel & Palestine both Need to Root out the Hate

Israel & Palestine both Need to Root out the Hate

By Yakir Englander via ISLAMiCommentary Yakir Englander Serious illness calls for first aid, then sometimes surgery, followed by healing the source of the disease. If […]

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Climate Change
Natural Gas isn't the Global Warming Solution: It Endangers the Earth

Natural Gas isn’t the Global Warming Solution: It Endangers the Earth

By Naomi Oreskes via Tomdispatch.com Albert Einstein is rumored to have said that one cannot solve a problem with the same thinking that led to […]

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Barack Obama
Israel's Gaza Campaign Endangers US Security: Why Obama & Kerry are Furious

Israel’s Gaza Campaign Endangers US Security: Why Obama & Kerry are Furious

By Juan Cole The United States as a great Power is facing a large number of challenges in the Muslim world, and Israel’s Gaza campaign […]

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