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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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Americana In Arabic Library

Americana in Arabic Library There has been a wonderful public response to my plea for contributions to the Global Americana Institute and our hopes to […]

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Canadian Fix For Iran Crisis Can Do Or

A Canadian Fix for the Iran Crisis? Can do, or CANDU? Guest Editorial by Jim Borynec ‘ Iran and the USA are involved in a […]

Juan Cole

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Salon

Salon.com on Mearsheimer and Walt My article on the Mearsheimer and Walt piece, “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” is out in Salon.com. Actually, […]

Juan Cole

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Americana In Arabic Challenge To

Americana In Arabic Challenge To

Americana in Arabic A Challenge to Philadelphia Long-time readers know that as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks and subsequent events, I decided […]

Juan Cole

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Government Talks Postponed As 35 Die

Government Talks Postponed As 35 Die

Government Talks Postponed as 35 Die Shiites Reject Hard Line Sunni Speaker The Shiite religious parties of the United Iraqi Alliance took revenge Sunday on […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan Between Opium And Taliban

Afghanistan Between Opium And Taliban

Afghanistan Between Opium and Taliban Yes, there still is a war in Afghanistan. Seven were killed in it on Sunday, and over 40 on Saturday. […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Swindled Of Millions By Us Firms

Iraq Swindled Of Millions By Us Firms

Iraq Swindled of Millions by US Firms Instability Spills over onto Lebanon’s Nasrullah Guerrilla violence killed 11 in Iraq on Saturday, including a British soldier […]

Juan Cole

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Christian Muslim Riot In Egypt Coptic

Christian Muslim Riot In Egypt Coptic

Christian-Muslim Riot in Egypt Coptic protests in Alexandria, Egypt, got so out of control on Saturday–turning into a Christian-Muslim riot– that Egyptian police intervened to […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrilla Attack Kills 2wounds 22

Guerrilla Attack Kills 2,Wounds 22 Marines in Anbar Sunni Mosques Bombed in Baqubah US Marines appear to have fought a major engagement with a company […]

Juan Cole

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