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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream
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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:”  FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

09/17/2025 By Juan Cole

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

09/17/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Dec. 6: Top Ten New Wikileaks on Greater Middle East

Dec. 6: Top Ten New Wikileaks on Greater Middle East

Here are this weekend’s top ten Wikileaks revelations for the Greater Middle East: The US and India wanted to slap United Nations sanctions on Hafiz […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Ethnicities Afghanistan

Map: Ethnicities Afghanistan

Juan Cole

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Map: Religions & Ethnicities of Iraq

Map: Religions & Ethnicities of Iraq

Juan Cole

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Wikileaks and the New McCarthyism:  Maybe we Just Need a More Open Government

Wikileaks and the New McCarthyism: Maybe we Just Need a More Open Government

A big issue in the Wikileaks controversy has to do with restrictions on freedom of speech in a democratic society, and the use of pressure […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Modern Iran

Map: Modern Iran

Modern Iran Click to go to map, click again to enlarge. Informed Comment Map Page (Under Construcion)

Juan Cole

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Jamiol: The Embarrassment of Wikileaks Leaks

Jamiol: The Embarrassment of Wikileaks Leaks

Paul Jamiol on Reactions to the Wikileaks: Courtesy “Jamiol’s World”

Juan Cole

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Israel's Mega-Fire and Climate Change's Drying Mediterranean

Israel’s Mega-Fire and Climate Change’s Drying Mediterranean

You can’t relate a one-off event like Israel’s massive forest fire near Haifa to climate change, which has to be measured over a long series. […]

Juan Cole

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Charges Against Cheney Filed by Nigeria in Bribery Case

Charges Against Cheney Filed by Nigeria in Bribery Case

The Lagos Guardian reports that the Nigerian government has preferred charges against former US vice president Richard Bruce Cheney (they always give the full names […]

Juan Cole

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The Ottoman Empire, 1798-1923

The Ottoman Empire, 1798-1923

The real background of the modern Middle East: Map: The Ottoman Empire, 1798-1923

Juan Cole

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