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Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela
Donald Trump

Top 5 Mistakes Bush made in Iraq that Trump is making in Venezuela

Juan Cole

The Bush administration attacked Iraq in 2003 without any foundation in international law.

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

The Gulf’s Cold War: Saudi-UAE Rivalry spills into Africa

01/04/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Could MAGA Split over Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America?

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Egypt
"Egypt is a Praetorian State:" Cole on Democracy Now!

“Egypt is a Praetorian State:” Cole on Democracy Now!

My interview on Democracy Now on the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 is available on the Web. A text transcript follows at that link. and here […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Thousands of Protesters Challenge Police Crackdown in Egypt

Thousands of Protesters Challenge Police Crackdown in Egypt

Thousands of protesters came out into the streets of Cairo on Friday, to be met with concerted opposition from the security police, who kept them […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Demonstrators Rev up for Big Friday as Regime Cracks Down

Egyptian Demonstrators Rev up for Big Friday as Regime Cracks Down

As of Friday Egypt began being cut off from text messaging and internet access was disrupted ahead of planned mass protests. At 12:30 am Egyptian […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptians Defy Protest Ban, Plan big Rallies for Friday; Death toll Rises to 6

Egyptians Defy Protest Ban, Plan big Rallies for Friday; Death toll Rises to 6

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton backed away from her unqualified support of the Egyptian government on Wednesday, saying, “We believe strongly that the Egyptian government […]

Juan Cole

Tunisia
Anzalone: Hezbollah’s Double Standards: Tunisia and Iran

Anzalone: Hezbollah’s Double Standards: Tunisia and Iran

Christopher Anzalone writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Hezbollah’s Double Standards: Tunisia, Iran, & Popular Protest Hezbollah just issued a statement via its […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt forbids Protests a Day after it was Shaken by Thousands of Demonstrators, 3 Killed

Egypt forbids Protests a Day after it was Shaken by Thousands of Demonstrators, 3 Killed

Egypt was wracked by demonstrations on Tuesday’s “Day of Rage,” called for by the April 6 committee of youth activists on social media last week. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Pressman:  One Leaked Document on the Annapolis Process

Pressman: One Leaked Document on the Annapolis Process

Jeremy Pressman writes in a guest column for Informed Comment One Document in the Annapolis Process Jeremy Pressman As al-Jazeera continues to release more leaked […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
The US Corruption Game – Cole in Tomdispatch

The US Corruption Game – Cole in Tomdispatch

My essay, “The Corruption Game: What the Tunisian Revolution and WikiLeaks Tell Us about American Support for Corrupt Dictatorships in the Muslim World is up […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
 Protest against Aljazeera Leaks in Ramallah; US Dictated Leadership to Palestinians

Protest against Aljazeera Leaks in Ramallah; US Dictated Leadership to Palestinians

Aljazeera reports on how Palestinians in the West Bank town of Ramallah were so angered at the allegations against the Palestine Liberation Organization leadership in […]

Juan Cole

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