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The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security
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The Gulf Cooperation Council, NATO, and the Collapse of Collective Security

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Within the span of 24 hours in early September, Russia deployed drones into Polish airspace, and […]

Federal Court:  Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

Federal Court: Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

10/01/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

Veterans for Peace and Justice: Can Warriors Stop Endless Wars?

10/01/2025 By William D. Hartung

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Hizbullah: Israeli attack on Iran would “ignite the region”

Hizbullah: Israeli attack on Iran would “ignite the region”

Sheikh Naim Qassem, the number two man in Lebanon’s Hizbullah, told Reuters on Wednesday that any Israeli strike on Iran would spin out of control […]

Juan Cole

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Mark Twain on Education

Mark Twain on Education

Does this make you think of anyone in the news these days?

Juan Cole

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A Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the Middle East: Fathollah-Nejad

A Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the Middle East: Fathollah-Nejad

Ali Fathollah-Nejad writes in a guest column for Informed Comment A Nuclear Weapons Free Zone in the Middle East Why It Would Be in the […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (47)

Omar Khayyam (47)

No one can pierce the veil of mystery. No one’s soul is aware  of this arrangement. Only in the heart of the black earth do […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
Top 5 Stratfor Revelations

Top 5 Stratfor Revelations

Wikileaks is publishing internal memos of the Stratfor security analysis firm. A few tidbits have emerged in these very early days, to wit: 1. Up […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel – Iran Military Comparison

Israel – Iran Military Comparison

With all the hooplah about a possible Israeli attack on Iran (which I view as rather unlikely), it is worthwhile revisiting the issue of how […]

Juan Cole

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Romney’s “Across the Board” Tax Cuts benefit the Super-Rich

Romney’s “Across the Board” Tax Cuts benefit the Super-Rich

In his acceptance speech for his primary victories in Arizona and Michigan, Mitt Romney repeated his pledges to cut taxes 20 percent “across the board” […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Tomgram: Engelhardt and Turse, The End in Afghanistan?

Tomgram: Engelhardt and Turse, The End in Afghanistan?

You would have to be blind not to notice that the American effort in Afghanistan is heading into the tank…

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (46)

Omar Khayyam (46)

Khayyam, why do you beat yourself up  over your lapses? What’s the profit or loss  in regret? Whoever hasn’t sinned can’t be forgiven. Forgiveness came  […]

Juan Cole

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