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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?
China

Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

Juan Cole

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

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The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

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Romney’s Five Wars

Romney’s Five Wars

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI on foreign policy has been widely condemned as vague and lacking in substance, sort of like the man who gave […]

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (383) “it is a shame for anyone to be well-known for righteousness”

Omar Khayyam (383) “it is a shame for anyone to be well-known for righteousness”

It is a shame for anyone to be well-known for righteousness. It is a great disgrace to feel distress at the injustice of  the turning of the […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Acting Like a Democracy, Libyan National Congress dismisses Prime Minister

Acting Like a Democracy, Libyan National Congress dismisses Prime Minister

On Sunday, the elected Libyan National Congress acted decisively to hold a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Mustafa Abushagur. The same body had […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Top Ten Things Mitt Romney's Insults to Spain tell us About Him

Top Ten Things Mitt Romney’s Insults to Spain tell us About Him

Mitt Romney has caused a tiff with Spain by saying that its economic crisis was caused by government over-spending and saying he doesn’t want the […]

Juan Cole

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Sunday Afternoon Reading on the Exciting Middle East

Sunday Afternoon Reading on the Exciting Middle East

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Energy
California gasoline crisis shows Desirability of Hybrid, Electric Cars

California gasoline crisis shows Desirability of Hybrid, Electric Cars

The Big Oil lobby is always talking about how unreliable wind and solar energy are. They say the wind doesn’t blow all the time, and […]

Juan Cole

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Global Facebook Network Connections on the Eve of the Arab Spring (Image)

Global Facebook Network Connections on the Eve of the Arab Spring (Image)

At first I thought that this late 2010 map of Facebook network connections left the Arab world blank. But I zeroed in, and Tunis, Alexandria […]

Juan Cole

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Half of All Solar Panels are in Germany (Video)

Half of All Solar Panels are in Germany (Video)

Video report on how exactly Germany’s renewable energy revolution has worked. From Renewable Energy Magazine

Juan Cole

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2012 Rumble/ Debate between Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart (Video)

2012 Rumble/ Debate between Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart (Video)

The 2012 Rumble (debate) between Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart: Best line: ‘Why should anyone vote for President Obama again?” Jon Stewart: “There are only […]

Juan Cole

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