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Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One
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Iran is fighting a Techno-Guerrilla War, as the US and Israel fight a Conventional One

Juan Cole

The US and Israeli decapitation strikes, killing over 40 high-ranking Iranian officials, have not had the desired effect

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The Controversial Death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

03/04/2026 By The Conversation

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

Why Guns? From Personal Power to Autocracy in Donald Trump’s America

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Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet.. WaPo quoted me: ‘Juan Cole, a University of […]

Juan Cole

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Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound

Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet.. WaPo quoted me: ‘Juan Cole, a University of […]

Juan Cole

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Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Robert Roy Britt of Live Science reports on the research of a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor John Valley that shows increased dryness […]

Juan Cole

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Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Did a Dry Weather Cycle allow the Islamic Empire to Supplant the Byzantines?

Robert Roy Britt of Live Science reports on the research of a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison professor John Valley that shows increased dryness […]

Juan Cole

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Arguing with Bush One last Time

Arguing with Bush One last Time

Informed Comment has had a few running features, including top ten lists, the Ghoul’s Glossary, and ‘Arguing with Bush.’ With any luck this column will […]

Juan Cole

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Arguing with Bush One last Time

Arguing with Bush One last Time

Informed Comment has had a few running features, including top ten lists, the Ghoul’s Glossary, and ‘Arguing with Bush.’ With any luck this column will […]

Juan Cole

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Mystifying the Map of Piri Reis

Mystifying the Map of Piri Reis

This site attempts to mystify the 1513 Piri Reis map of the world, including the New World, produced in Istanbul. It is alleged that it […]

Juan Cole

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Mystifying the Map of Piri Reis

Mystifying the Map of Piri Reis

This site attempts to mystify the 1513 Piri Reis map of the world, including the New World, produced in Istanbul. It is alleged that it […]

Juan Cole

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The Pakistan Link to Mumbai; Rashid: It was a Diversionary Tactic

The Pakistan Link to Mumbai; Rashid: It was a Diversionary Tactic

The Times of India worries that fundamentalist violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan are spilling over into India: ‘In Pakistan, deaths in bomb blasts and other […]

Juan Cole

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