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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?
China

Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

Juan Cole

The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

Iran Strike: Democrats call for immediate Vote on Trump War Powers

03/01/2026 By Michigan Advance

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

The Nihilism of Trump’s War Games

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Afghanistan
On Beating Uppity Liberal Women: Afghanistan and Kentucky

On Beating Uppity Liberal Women: Afghanistan and Kentucky

Afghanistan style (Taliban version): American style (Tea Party version): For more on woman-stomper Tim Profitt and Rand Paul see HuffPo. The episode puts Paul’s youthful […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
A North-South Global Climate War?

A North-South Global Climate War?

This looks to me like a sort of north-south global war, with the North inflicting profound damage on the South: Here are carbon dioxide emissions […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Suzuki: Our Global Economy is not Sustainable

Suzuki: Our Global Economy is not Sustainable

I had the pleasure of hearing biologist David Suzuki lecture at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday night during my recent short trip to Australia. […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Karzai and the Iranian Slush Pile

Karzai and the Iranian Slush Pile

The revelation that Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai receives millions in influence peddling payments from Iran is full of ironies. It demonstrates that the US and […]

Juan Cole

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Williams supported Imus Firing, Censoring of Rap Music

Williams supported Imus Firing, Censoring of Rap Music

Given the protests mounted by Juan Williams over his firing from NPR because he said he gets nervous when he sees Muslims, I became interested […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Renewed Conflict Looms as Israel-Palestine Talks still in Limbo

Renewed Conflict Looms as Israel-Palestine Talks still in Limbo

The Palestinian-Israeli peace talks are still in limbo, as the Israelis refuse to renew a freeze on new theft of and building on Palestinian land, […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Could Wikileaks leave Iraq without a Government?

Could Wikileaks leave Iraq without a Government?

The wikileaks document dump from the Iraq War may well derail the formation of a government by implicating caretaker prime minister Nuri al-Maliki in running […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Arab Press: Iraq Wikileaks will Damage US Reputation

Arab Press: Iraq Wikileaks will Damage US Reputation

Wikileaks’ publication of 400,000 pages of previously secret documents on the Iraq War is roiling Western capitals and Baghdad. Julian Assange maintains that some 15,000 […]

Juan Cole

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End Federal Tax Subsidies to Fox!

End Federal Tax Subsidies to Fox!

In response to Jim DeMint, Michelle Malkin, Bill O’Reilly, and other wingnuts who are calling for an end of Federal government support for National Public […]

Juan Cole

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