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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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Vigil For Detained Iranian

Vigil For Detained Iranian

Vigil for Detained Iranian Intellectuals Amnesty International is hosting a vigil in New York next week for three detained intellectuals, including my friend Haleh Esfandiari. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
111 Killed Or Found Dead In Iraq On

111 Killed Or Found Dead In Iraq On

111 Killed or Found Dead in Iraq on Monday Al-Maliki to Ankara Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has accepted the Turkish government’s invitation to visit […]

Juan Cole

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Situation In Gaza I Have Been Traveling

Situation In Gaza I Have Been Traveling

The Situation in Gaza I have been traveling and not able to spend as much time as usual scanning the news, but of course have […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Pkk Leader Warns Turkey On Incursions

Pkk Leader Warns Turkey On Incursions

PKK Leader Warns Turkey on Incursions Michael Howard of the Guardian interviewed a Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla commander in northern Iraq. Money graf: ‘The […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Kurds And Turks Will They Or Wont They

Kurds And Turks Will They Or Wont They

Kurds and Turks: Will they or Won’t They? Joshua Partlow has a good article in WaPo on the military friction at the Turkish-Iraqi border. It […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Us Paramilitary Casualties Covered Up

Us Paramilitary Casualties Covered Up

US Paramilitary Casualties Covered Up Sistani condemns Attacks on Sunni Shrines, Mosques Pakistan Rallies Condemn US Highly paid “security guards” play an essential role in […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni Mosque Demolished Turks Plan

Sunni Mosque Demolished Turks Plan

Sunni Mosque Demolished Turks Plan Buffer Zone inside Iraq An important, historic Sunni shrine south of Basra was blown up on Friday, raising fears of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Khamenei Global Demonstrations Blame Us

Khamenei Global Demonstrations Blame Us

Khamenei, Global Demonstrations, Blame US Demonstrations in Sadr City, Basra, Kashmir 3 Sunni Mosques Torched Iran’s Supreme Jurisprudent,Ali Khamenei, managed to blame the Iraqi Baath […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Samarra Fallout Surge Not Working Sadr

Samarra Fallout Surge Not Working Sadr

Samarra Fallout Surge not Working The Sadr Bloc in parliament [Sawt al- Iraq in Arabic] is threatening to suspend their participation in legislation in protest […]

Juan Cole

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