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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Turkey
Perry talks Crazy about Turkey, but is Par for GOP Course

Perry talks Crazy about Turkey, but is Par for GOP Course

As an American, I’m deeply relieved that Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is highly unlikely to be president of the United States. As a blogger […]

Juan Cole

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Petition against the Murder of Iranian Scientists

Petition against the Murder of Iranian Scientists

Scholars, Academicians, Journalists, and Activists Condemn Murder of Iranian Technical and Scientific Experts On January 12, 2012, a bomb ripped apart a car in Tehran, […]

Juan Cole

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Tomgram: Nick Turse, Drone Disasters

Tomgram: Nick Turse, Drone Disasters

American fighter jets screamed over the Iraqi countryside heading for the MQ-1 Predator drone, while its crew in California stood by helplessly…

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Obama warns Israel against Iran Strike, Cancels Joint Military Exercises

Obama warns Israel against Iran Strike, Cancels Joint Military Exercises

Here are two signs that the Obama administration is attempting to dial down tensions with Iran, sending powerful symbolic signals that Washington does not want […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Elbaradei Quits Egyptian Presidential Race

Elbaradei Quits Egyptian Presidential Race

Mohammad Elbaradei has withdrawn from the Egyptian presidential election. He is the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and was a thorn in […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (6)

Omar Khayyam (6)

When I die, prepare my body in wine, and in place of a eulogy lift a glass! On Resurrection Day you’ll find my dust stirring […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Mossad Agents allegedly Impersonated CIA in fostering Baluch Terrorism against Iran

Israeli Mossad Agents allegedly Impersonated CIA in fostering Baluch Terrorism against Iran

Mark Perry reveals that Israeli Mossad intelligence operatives pretended to be American field officers when contacting members of the Baluch Jundullah terrorist group, presumably in […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Will Pakistan's Crisis affect US in Afghanistan

Will Pakistan’s Crisis affect US in Afghanistan

Pakistan is an important country and a key US partner, and so it is bad news that it is lurching from political crisis to political […]

Juan Cole

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Cole Interview on the Iran and Iraq Crises

Cole Interview on the Iran and Iraq Crises

Interview of Juan Cole by Rick Schenkman of the History News Network at the American Historical Association meeting on the Iran and Iraq crisis.

Juan Cole

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