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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up
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The Current Iran War will Likely end Soon, but the Arms Race will Heat Up

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

US joins Israel in Attack on Iran, ushering in a New Era of Impunity

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No Kings!  This is What Democracy Looks Like

No Kings! This is What Democracy Looks Like

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Egypt After Mubarak:  Cole on Russia Today

Egypt After Mubarak: Cole on Russia Today

Here is the Russia Today roundtable on the implications of the stepping down of Hosni Mubarak, in which I participated.

Juan Cole

Egypt
Scenarios for Egypt's Future: How Democratic Will it Be?

Scenarios for Egypt’s Future: How Democratic Will it Be?

Hosni Mubarak is gone to the wild elation of Egyptian crowds. The country is now being run by a council of military officers. They say […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Crowds Reject Mubarak Speech, Pledge Massive Friday Protests

Egyptian Crowds Reject Mubarak Speech, Pledge Massive Friday Protests

Having refused to jump, Mubarak was pushed out by the military on Friday. Was traveling, will update tonight. The roller coaster media ride on Thursday […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Amr: Memo from Egypt: We Shall Not Be Moved

Amr: Memo from Egypt: We Shall Not Be Moved

Ahmed Amr writes from Cairo in a guest column for Informed Comment Memo from Egypt: We Shall Not Be Moved With every passing day, the […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Wael Ghonim vs. Barack Obama: Change we Can Believe in, Yes we Can

Wael Ghonim vs. Barack Obama: Change we Can Believe in, Yes we Can

Ooops, somehow an older draft got auto-published. This is the actual posting.

Juan Cole

Egypt
Wael Ghonim vs. Barack Obama: Change we Can Believe in, Yes we Can

Wael Ghonim vs. Barack Obama: Change we Can Believe in, Yes we Can

It is no secret that President Barack Obama has been in some regards a profound disappointment to the American Left, and his erratic and often […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Protests Swell in Response to Ghonim

Egyptian Protests Swell in Response to Ghonim

The crowds in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo were again very large on Tuesday, and new networks of people joined in them, showing that the […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Anzalone:  The Muslim Brotherhood Myth

Anzalone: The Muslim Brotherhood Myth

Christopher Anzalone writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood & the Demonstrations: Fact vs. Fiction Since the start of mass popular […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Cole on Egypt at Virtually Speaking

Cole on Egypt at Virtually Speaking

Here is part of an interview I did Monday evening with Susie Madrak via Virtually Speaking’s Blogtalk Radio: The full interview is here: Listen to […]

Juan Cole

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