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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Davidson: Martin Peretz And The Dangers of Obsessive Love

Davidson: Martin Peretz And The Dangers of Obsessive Love

Lawrence Davidson writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Martin Peretz is editor-in-chief of The New Republic. He acquired that position by simply buying […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad as Cyrus the Great?

Ahmadinejad as Cyrus the Great?

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stopped off in Syria for consultations with his ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, this weekend, on his way to New York […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Light Turnout, Closed Polling Stations, Attacks Mar Afghanistan Elections

Light Turnout, Closed Polling Stations, Attacks Mar Afghanistan Elections

Turnout in the Afghanistan parliamentary elections was disappointingly light, some 40% below expectations, according to Euronews. Some 10 percent of polling stations that had been […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Elections face Violence, Kidnappings, Fraud

Afghanistan Elections face Violence, Kidnappings, Fraud

As Afghans went to the polls Saturday morning, Taliban slammed a rocket into the area of the capital where the Radio and Television building stands. […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Dude, You Have no Quran

Dude, You Have no Quran

CNN reports on “Dude, you have no Quran!” And, of course: The Remix:

Juan Cole

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Fears of Election Fraud in Afghan Parliamentary Polls

Fears of Election Fraud in Afghan Parliamentary Polls

Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan could end up causing more harm than good. No political parties can run because they still are not allowed in […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Demonstration outside US Base in Afghanistan against Quran-Burning Turns Violent

Demonstration outside US Base in Afghanistan against Quran-Burning Turns Violent

On Thursday, a hundred or so demonstrators gathered outside a US military base at Mirwais in southern Afghanistan on hearing that there had been a […]

Juan Cole

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Maher on Dr. Laura etc.

Maher on Dr. Laura etc.

Bill Maher is starting his fall season on HBO Friday night— here is a rant on our moment of neo-racism…. (Adult language and themes).

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
1 Dead, 45 Wounded in Kabul anti-American Protest <br/>Kabul Bank Taken over by Government

1 Dead, 45 Wounded in Kabul anti-American Protest
Kabul Bank Taken over by Government

Thousands of angry protesters rallied in West Kabul on Wednesday, chanting “Death to America,” “Death to Christians,” and “Death to Karzai,” burning tires, and blocking […]

Juan Cole

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