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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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Cole On Television Ill Be Interviewed

Cole On Television Ill Be Interviewed

Cole on Television I’ll be interviewed in the ABC Evening News Monday evening. Also I’ll be a guest on the Lehrer Show, PBS.

Juan Cole

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69 Killed In Separate Outbreaks Of

69 Killed In Separate Outbreaks Of

69 Killed in Separate Outbreaks of Violence All hell broke loose in Iraq on Sunday, but I’m darned if I can figure out most of […]

Juan Cole

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40 Casualties In Mahdi Army Clash With

40 Casualties In Mahdi Army Clash With

40 Casualties in Mahdi Army clash with Sunni Arab guerrillas AP reports that major clashes were fought Saturday at Mahmudiyah south of Baghdad between Mahdi […]

Juan Cole

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Year Four Of Iraq Civil War 51 Killed

Year Four Of Iraq Civil War 51 Killed

Year Four of Iraq Civil War: 51 Killed AP reports that guerrilla violence in Iraq killed 51 on Friday. In addition to bombings and drive-by […]

Juan Cole

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Police Strike In Fallujah Tal Afar

Police Strike In Fallujah Tal Afar

Police Strike in Fallujah Tal Afar Success Questioned Alzaman/Reuters report that the police in Fallujah went on strike. They are protesting excesses committed by the […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrilla Violence Kills 58 Khalilzad

Guerrilla Violence Kills 58 Khalilzad

Guerrilla Violence Kills 58 Khalilzad Accuses Iranians A suicide bomber detonated his payload outside the major crime unit of the Ministry of the Interior on […]

Juan Cole

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Civil War What Civil War Cole In Salon

Civil War What Civil War Cole In Salon

Civil War? What Civil War? Cole in Salon Readers have repeatedly asked me for a criterion by which we might fairly objectively decide if Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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At Least 35 Killed Lebanon Shiite

At Least 35 Killed Lebanon Shiite

At Least 35 Killed Lebanon Shiite Leaders Criticize American Meeting Roadside bombs targetting police in Baghdad and Iskandariyah killed five and wounded a dozen on […]

Juan Cole

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Daring Jailbreak Suggests Guerrillas

Daring Jailbreak Suggests Guerrillas

Daring Jailbreak Suggests Guerrillas’ Power Sistani, Senators press Jaafari on new Government Up to 200 Iraqi guerrillas in the Sunni Arab city of Miqdadiyah north […]

Juan Cole

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