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Under the Sea: China’s Digital Silk Road and the Middle East
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Under the Sea: China’s Digital Silk Road and the Middle East

Neil Thompson

London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – China-US geopolitical rivalries have manifested in many arenas from esoteric ones like export controls over semiconductor chips, to […]

The Obliteration Doctrine, and the West’s Complicity

The Obliteration Doctrine, and the West’s Complicity

08/15/2025 By Dan Steinbock

No Country is an Island: Trump’s Destruction of Global Heath will Bite us on the Posterior

No Country is an Island: Trump’s Destruction of Global Heath will Bite us on the Posterior

08/15/2025 By William deBuys

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Libya
New Libya, Welcomed in Mideast, Rejects NATO Bases

New Libya, Welcomed in Mideast, Rejects NATO Bases

Despite the unfinished character of the Libyan Revolution, it is clear that the days of Muammar Qaddafi are numbered. How has this news been received […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Top Ten Myths about the Libya War

Top Ten Myths about the Libya War

The Libyan Revolution has largely succeeded, and this is a moment of celebration, not only for Libyans but for a youth generation in the Arab […]

Juan Cole

Libya
The Great Tripoli Uprising

The Great Tripoli Uprising

As dawn broke Sunday in Libya, revolutionaries were telling Aljazeera Arabic that much of the capital was being taken over by supporters of the February […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Qaddafi Rule Collapsing as Rebels Take Brega, Zlitan

Qaddafi Rule Collapsing as Rebels Take Brega, Zlitan

The rebel forces are racking up an impressive series of wins, decisively taking Zlitan, Surman and Brega on Friday into Saturday morning. Qaddafi is increasingly […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Obama demands Regime Change in Syria

Obama demands Regime Change in Syria

President Obama, along with the European Union, called on Thursday for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to step down. At the same time, the US announced […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Is Qaddafi Really going to Flee to Tunisia?

Is Qaddafi Really going to Flee to Tunisia?

NBC News is reporting that US intelligence officials are telling it that Muammar Qaddafi is considering fleeing into exile in neighboring Tunisia. This in the […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Top Ten Reasons Radical Jihadis shouldn’t have Threatened David Letterman

Top Ten Reasons Radical Jihadis shouldn’t have Threatened David Letterman

Top Ten Reasons Radical Jihadis shouldn’t have Threatened David Letterman 10. David is The Man 9. You really don’t want David relentlessly making fun of […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Campbell: Egypt’s Spring Becomes a Long Hot Summer

Campbell: Egypt’s Spring Becomes a Long Hot Summer

Dennis Campbell writes in a guest column for Informed Comment : Egypt’s Spring Becomes a Long Hot Summer Democracy is messy. Freedom is contagious. For […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Qaddafi Explores Routes to Flee Libya as Rebels Advance

Qaddafi Explores Routes to Flee Libya as Rebels Advance

Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi is ill and is seeking a way to flee the country, according to the Arabic news site Albawaba.com. This report is […]

Juan Cole

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