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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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Israel Lobby And Reply To Drezner

Israel Lobby And Reply To Drezner

The Israel Lobby And a Reply to Drezner Philip Weiss weighs in on the Mearsheimer and Walt paper on the Israel lobby at The Nation. […]

Juan Cole

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Settling Iraq Before It Blows Up

Settling Iraq Before It Blows Up

Settling Iraq before it Blows Up A renewed debate on the possible partition of Iraq is emerging. Let’s get one thing out of the way. […]

Juan Cole

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Racial Mccarthyism On Right Petition I

Racial Mccarthyism On Right Petition I

Racial McCarthyism on the Right The petition I set up to defend John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt from scurrilous charges of anti-Semitism (which is to […]

Juan Cole

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Defending Bloggers From Slaps It Was

Defending Bloggers From Slaps It Was

Defending Bloggers from SLAPs It was bound to happen. “Blogger hit with Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit.” Props to MBA for trying to help.

Juan Cole

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Guerrillas Kill 25 Sistani Supports

Guerrillas Kill 25 Sistani Supports

Guerrillas Kill 25 Sistani supports Gradual US Withdrawal Bombings and assassinations left some 25 persons dead in Iraq on Saturday, including 17 who just showed […]

Juan Cole

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Susan Sarandon And Death Threats Susan

Susan Sarandon And Death Threats Susan

Susan Sarandon and Death Threats Susan Sarandon’s description of how alone and obviously afraid she felt as she received death threats and faced massive hostility […]

Juan Cole

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Iaea Finds No Proof Of Iranian Nuclear

Iaea Finds No Proof Of Iranian Nuclear

IAEA Finds no Proof of Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program In its April 28 report, the International Atomic Energy Agency mentioned the UNSC mandate to Iran […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Vp Warns Bush Against Iran Attack

Iraq Vp Warns Bush Against Iran Attack

Iraq VP Warns Bush against Iran Attack Ramadi Fighting Leads to Evacuation of One District Adil Abdul Mahdi, whom the Americans wanted for the prime […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq And Oil Crunch Update See Alan

Iraq And Oil Crunch Update See Alan

Iraq and the Oil Crunch? Update: See Alan Richards’s reply at end Jim Krane of the Associate Press quotes analysts who seem to blame the […]

Juan Cole

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