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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 […]

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

After 4 years of Repressive Taliban Rule, Afghans are Suffering in Silence. Is the World still Watching?

08/16/2025 By The Conversation

The Obliteration Doctrine, and the West’s Complicity

The Obliteration Doctrine, and the West’s Complicity

08/15/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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Egypt Protests Spark Confrontations in Yemen, Algeria

Egypt Protests Spark Confrontations in Yemen, Algeria

An attempt by the military police to clear Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo Sunday of all protesters seemed as though it were succeeding until mid-morning. […]

Juan Cole

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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

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