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On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries
Arab Spring

On the Anniversary of Iran’s Revolution: Key Lessons for Revolutionaries

Farhang Jahanpour

Many people optimistically assume that popular revolutions against dictators will automatically establish democratic governments

“Gently, Brother!”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

“Gently, Brother!” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:36

02/11/2026 By Juan Cole

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran’s Endurance

The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran’s Endurance

02/11/2026 By Middle East Monitor

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Bangladeshis have Sinking Feeling about Do-Nothing Doha Climate Conference (Video)

Bangladeshis have Sinking Feeling about Do-Nothing Doha Climate Conference (Video)

Bangladesh, among the countries most threatened by climate change, is deeply disappointed by the do-nothing COP18 climate conference that just wrapped up in Doha, Qatar. […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
The Green-Khaki Alliance: Morsi Deploys the Military for Referendum

The Green-Khaki Alliance: Morsi Deploys the Military for Referendum

Faced with the prospect of substantial public resistance to his scheduling of a referendum on a Muslim Brotherhood-tinged constitution on December 15, Egyptian President Muhammad […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Bye, Bye Alexandria:  A 1-Meter Sea Rise is Certain

Bye, Bye Alexandria: A 1-Meter Sea Rise is Certain

COP18, the Climate Change Conference held in Doha, Qatar, is a dismal failure, with the United States and Russia being the chief villains. The failure […]

Juan Cole

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On the Real Reason John Boehner can’t Compromise on Obama Budget (Saturday Night Live Spoof)

On the Real Reason John Boehner can’t Compromise on Obama Budget (Saturday Night Live Spoof)

From Saturday Night Live a comedic press conference starring Barack Obama and John Boehner, with Obama playing the elder brother trying to protect a victim […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Climate Change 101: Separate Fact from Fiction (Video Narrated by Bill Nye the Science Guy)

Climate Change 101: Separate Fact from Fiction (Video Narrated by Bill Nye the Science Guy)

For all those still confused by the BP, Exxon-Mobil, American Enterprise Institute, Koch Brothers, Heritage Foundation, etc. stupid noise trying to muddy the waters on […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Greenpeace's Naidoo:  Doha Climate Conference Failed:  The Youth Must Mobilize (Videos)

Greenpeace’s Naidoo: Doha Climate Conference Failed: The Youth Must Mobilize (Videos)

Greenpeace: Doha climate conference a failure, youth have been sold down the river. Executive Director Kumi Naidoo says that the youth must organize to avoid […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt's Morsi Backs down Slightly, but Opposition to Campaign against his Referendum

Egypt’s Morsi Backs down Slightly, but Opposition to Campaign against his Referendum

Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi late on Saturday abruptly announced that his controversial November 22 constitutional decree had been abrogated. He no longer holds himself above […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt’s Morsi Backs down Slightly, but Opposition Campaigns against his Referendum

Egypt’s Morsi Backs down Slightly, but Opposition Campaigns against his Referendum

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Juan Cole

Iraq War
Psy of "Gangnam Style" attacked Bush's Iraq War, not America

Psy of “Gangnam Style” attacked Bush’s Iraq War, not America

Korean pop star Psy (Park Jae-sang ) is apologizing for performances in 2004 in which he condemned the Iraq War. At one point he sang […]

Juan Cole

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