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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands
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All the Ways US Support for Israeli Expansionism Freed Russia’s Hands

Juan Cole

Russian leaders are clearly taking delight in the way in which Iran is turning into a quagmire for Washington, gleeful at their significant wins

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

The US-Israeli Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots unleash Invisible Health Threats

03/17/2026 By The Conversation

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

Imperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz

03/17/2026 By Alfred W. McCoy

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Fellowships For Threatened Scholars

Fellowships For Threatened Scholars

FELLOWSHIPS FOR THREATENED SCHOLARS FROM IRAQ – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Iraq Scholar Rescue Project The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) has received […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Napoleon Defeats Knights Of St

Napoleon Defeats Knights Of St

Napoleon Defeats Knights of St. John, Takes Malta At the Napoleon in Egypt blog, Bourrienne’s brief account of the conquest of the Knights of St. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Parliament Adjourns Asean Calls

Iraqi Parliament Adjourns Asean Calls

Iraqi Parliament Adjourns ASEAN Calls for US Withdrawal from Iraq Iraq’s parliament went on a one-month hiatus Tuesday afternoon, having not passed any significant legislation. […]

Juan Cole

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Sick On New Cold War With Iran At Our

Sick On New Cold War With Iran At Our

Sick on the New Cold War with Iran at our group blog, Columbia U. Political Scientist and former National Security Adviser Gary Sick lays out […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Third Of Iraqi Children Malnourished

Third Of Iraqi Children Malnourished

A third of Iraqi Children Malnourished Baghdad Neighborhoods Emptied by Snipers Skepticism on Gates-Rice Mission The aid organization Oxfam estimates that a third of Iraqis, […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Bonaparte Betrayed At Cairo At Napoleon

Bonaparte Betrayed At Cairo At Napoleon

Bonaparte Betrayed at Cairo At the Napoleon in Egypt blog, the story of how Gen. Bonaparte discovered during his march on Cairo that his wife […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Basra Governor Dismissed Fadhila Brands

Basra Governor Dismissed Fadhila Brands

Basra Governor Dismissed Fadhila Brands al-Maliki Gov. “the New Baath” Sunnis Complain about “Threats” The Sunni Arab bloc in parliament, the Iraqi Accord Front, traded […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Hearing On Us Embassy In Iraq Mayberry

Hearing On Us Embassy In Iraq Mayberry

Mayberry Testimony on Kidnapping of Workers for US Embassy Baghdad I mentioned story the other day briefly about allegations that the Kuwaiti contracting firm building […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al Maliki Tensions Severe With Petraeus

Al Maliki Tensions Severe With Petraeus

Al-Maliki Tensions Said Severe with Petraeus; US Raid in Karbala Steven R. Hurst and Qassim Abdul-Zahra of the Associated Press get the scoop that relations […]

Juan Cole

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