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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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Pakistani Editor Tancredo Has Expressed

Pakistani Editor Tancredo Has Expressed

Pakistani Editor: ‘Tancredo has Expressed his Evil, inner Self’ At IC Global Affairs, the editors of major Pakistani newspapers reply to Tom Tancredo and Barack […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al Maliki Declines Turkish Treaty On

Al Maliki Declines Turkish Treaty On

Al-Maliki Declines Turkish Treaty on Terrorism Kurdistan Passes Oil Law Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki appears to have been ambushed by Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Vs Zombies

Bush Vs Zombies

Bush v. Zombies A satire on Bush administration fear-mongering. courtesy YouTube.

Juan Cole

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Usa Terrorism Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

Usa Terrorism Hiroshima Atomic Bomb

US Deployment of Mass Terror: Hiroshima Not a shining moment. From YouTube.

Juan Cole

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Farhi On Afghanistan Iraq And Bush

Farhi On Afghanistan Iraq And Bush

Farhi on Afghanistan, Iraq and the Bush Administration’s Incoherent Iran Policy At our Global Affairs group blog, Farideh Farhi explains “Afghanistan, Iraq and the Bush […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Surge Of Phony Spin On Iraq Cole In

Surge Of Phony Spin On Iraq Cole In

A Surge of Phony Spin on Iraq: Cole in Salon My column is out in Salon.com Tuesday: A surge of phony spin on Iraq Bush’s […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Napoleons Egypt And Page 99 Test

Napoleons Egypt And Page 99 Test

Napoleon’s Egypt and the Page 99 Test Marshal Zeringue’s Page 99 Test highlights my new book, Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East. This book blog […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
122 Dead In Civil War Violence Collapse

122 Dead In Civil War Violence Collapse

122 Dead in Civil War Violence; The Collapse of the al-Maliki Cabinet The cabinet ministers in the al-Maliki government belonging to the National Iraqi List […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Satire I Wanna Be Like Usama

Satire I Wanna Be Like Usama

Satire: I Wanna Be Like Usama I’ve always been a firm believer in making fun of the bad guys, since they derive some of their […]

Juan Cole

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