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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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‘We remain Afraid of the Future’ – how Palestinian Children’s Optimism was Fading even before this Crisis

‘We remain Afraid of the Future’ – how Palestinian Children’s Optimism was Fading even before this Crisis

By Ritesh Shah, University of Auckland | In October alone, more children were reported to have died in Gaza than the total number of children […]

The Conversation

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Nakba 2.0: Israeli Gov't Minister Describes War on Gaza as another Catastrophic Ethnic Cleansing

Nakba 2.0: Israeli Gov’t Minister Describes War on Gaza as another Catastrophic Ethnic Cleansing

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As Maya Angelou wisely advised, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Members of the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Nuremberg Charter and the War on Gaza

The Nuremberg Charter and the War on Gaza

( Counterpunch ) – “In preparation for the Nazi war crimes trials in 1945, representatives of Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States […]

Richard Drake

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The University of Pennsylvania must Defend its Faculty’s Right to Condemn War Crimes

The University of Pennsylvania must Defend its Faculty’s Right to Condemn War Crimes

Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association University of Pennsylvania Liz Magill President, the University of Pennsylvania president@upenn.edu   John Jackson Provost, […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Arms Sales
Bad Times in Gaza and Ukraine:  Good Times for the Military-Industrial Complex

Bad Times in Gaza and Ukraine: Good Times for the Military-Industrial Complex

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The New York Times headline said it all: “Middle East War Adds to Surge in International Arms Sales.” The conflicts in Gaza, […]

William D. Hartung

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A Tale of Two Sets of Dead Babies: The Preemies of Gaza and Imaginary Beheadings

A Tale of Two Sets of Dead Babies: The Preemies of Gaza and Imaginary Beheadings

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel’s repeated shelling in the vicinity of hospitals and clinics in Gaza has led 20 of 38 hospitals to close […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza:  Where should the Birds fly after the Last Sky?

Gaza: Where should the Birds fly after the Last Sky?

By Ahmad Rayees | – Where should the birds fly after the last sky? Where should we go after the last sky?  ( Middle East […]

Middle East Monitor

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Victims of War are more than just a Statistic

Victims of War are more than just a Statistic

By Ibrahim Al-Marashi | ( San Francisco Chronicle ) – If someone had asked the students at my Monterey high school which one of us […]

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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Israel's War on Gaza's Hospitals and Patients: al-Shifa Bombed again, as 20 of 36 Hospitals Go Dark

Israel’s War on Gaza’s Hospitals and Patients: al-Shifa Bombed again, as 20 of 36 Hospitals Go Dark

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Update: Reuters reports that Al-Shifa hospital complex has been forced to cease operations after its final remaining generator was hit […]

Juan Cole

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