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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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Suicide Bombing in Peshawar Kills 4 Troops; Zardari in DC for Talks with Obama, Karzai

Suicide Bombing in Peshawar Kills 4 Troops; Zardari in DC for Talks with Obama, Karzai

As Pakistani president Asaf Ali Zardari arrived in Washington for talks with President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, fighting intensified in Pakistan’s northwest. On […]

Juan Cole

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Karzai Rival Bows Out; NATO Troops Kill Girl

Karzai Rival Bows Out; NATO Troops Kill Girl

As President Obama prepares for Wednesday’s tripartite summit between himself, the president of Pakistan (Asaf Ali Zardari) and the president of Afghanistan (Hamid Karzai), he […]

Juan Cole

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Oglesby Review of Engaging the Muslim World

Oglesby Review of Engaging the Muslim World

Thanks to Sam Oglesby for a searching review of my new book “Engaging the Muslim World. Excerpt: “Turning to the most troublesome current foreign policy […]

Juan Cole

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Strouse: Lebanon’s Elections and Iranian Influence

Strouse: Lebanon’s Elections and Iranian Influence

Thomas Strouse writes in a guest op-ed for IC: Two critical elections will take place in early June that could potentially shape the direction that […]

Juan Cole

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2 US Troops Killed Near Mosul; Iranian assault

2 US Troops Killed Near Mosul; Iranian assault

The LAT reports that Iraqi soldiers at a base near Mosul shot and killed two US troops on Saturday and wounded a third. The US […]

Juan Cole

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Pirio: Somalia Beyond Piracy: Mogadishu’s Sheikhs Gamble on Peace

Pirio: Somalia Beyond Piracy: Mogadishu’s Sheikhs Gamble on Peace

Gregory Alonso Pirio writes in a guest op-ed for IC:

Juan Cole

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AfPak as Obama's Wars

AfPak as Obama’s Wars

Aljazeera English reviews the first hundred days of Obama’s policies in Afghanistan. The The NYT explains that Obama is readying a major US military push […]

Juan Cole

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Sadr City Car Bombs Kill 41; Violence in Baghdad returns to 2008 Levels

Sadr City Car Bombs Kill 41; Violence in Baghdad returns to 2008 Levels

AP reports that two car bombs ripped through a commercial district in Shiite East Baghdad (Sadr City) on Wednesday evening, killing at least 41 persons […]

Juan Cole

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Cloughley: PAKISTAN’S ARMY, THE TALIBAN, AND WASHINGTON

Cloughley: PAKISTAN’S ARMY, THE TALIBAN, AND WASHINGTON

Brian Cloughley writes in a guest op-ed for IC: Pakistan’s army continues to face challenges, not the least of which is the growing insurrection by […]

Juan Cole

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