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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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Thomas Jefferson on Polytheism and Atheism (Poster)

Thomas Jefferson on Polytheism and Atheism (Poster)

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Charges of Afghan Army Torture Prevent British Detainee Transfer (Stickler)

Charges of Afghan Army Torture Prevent British Detainee Transfer (Stickler)

Angus Stickler writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: British troops have been banned from transferring suspected Taliban prisoners to the Afghan authorities because of […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Top 10 Green Energy Good News Stories Today

Top 10 Green Energy Good News Stories Today

1. The Department of the Interior has given the green light to a power transmission line that is intended to bring power from Google, Inc.- […]

Juan Cole

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Legalize Pot, Save Public Education, and end Student Indebtedness

Legalize Pot, Save Public Education, and end Student Indebtedness

College students and graduates in the United States have a debt crisis on their hands, owing a trillion dollars. Some 80% of university students attend […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (129) “No one ever returned”

Omar Khayyam (129) “No one ever returned”

We travelled far and wide over desert wastes, and journeyed  toward the horizon. We never met anyone coming from other direction. When once they set […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Top Ten Ways the US Military can Avoid Teaching Hatred of Muslims

Top Ten Ways the US Military can Avoid Teaching Hatred of Muslims

The Pentagon brass are condemning a course on Islam taught at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va., which mischaracterized mainstream Muslim persons and […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
US arms Sales to Bahrain Undercut Criticism of Russia, Iran on Syria

US arms Sales to Bahrain Undercut Criticism of Russia, Iran on Syria

You wouldn’t think Bahrain and Syria were much linked. Both are Arabic-speaking countries, though about half of Bahrain’s residents are non-citizen guest workers who speak […]

Juan Cole

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Oil Billionaires Plot Secret Campaigns against Renewable Energy (duh)

Oil Billionaires Plot Secret Campaigns against Renewable Energy (duh)

The intrepid Suzanne Goldenberg of the Guardian reveals the secret campaign waged behind the scenes by the greasy oil billionaires, the Koch brothers, and other […]

Juan Cole

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On the Separation of Religion and State ….  (George Carlin Poster)

On the Separation of Religion and State …. (George Carlin Poster)

Juan Cole

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