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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

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Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

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Visser On Shiite Separatism In Iraq

Visser On Shiite Separatism In Iraq

Visser on Shiite Separatism in Iraq Reidar Visser’s “Shi‘i Separatism in Iraq: Internet Reverie or Real Constitutional Challenge?” [pdf] is now available online. It is […]

Juan Cole

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Sistani Opposes Ceding Kirkuk To

Sistani Opposes Ceding Kirkuk To

Sistani Opposes Ceding Kirkuk to Kurdistan Sadrists Demonstrate against Federalism Al-Zaman: On Friday, a major split became apparent among the Shiite clerics of Iraq on […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Editorial Amendment And Empire

Guest Editorial Amendment And Empire

Guest Editorial: Amendment and Empire Andrew Arato Amendment and Empire ‘ Constitutional amendment rules are beautiful things. They signify the sovereign right of a political […]

Juan Cole

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Bush Administration And Democracratic

Bush Administration And Democracratic

Bush Administration and ‘Democracratic Process’ In Iraq: The Dark Details Revealed An informed reader writes: ‘ From the now-unclassified State Department Report to Congress – […]

Juan Cole

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Health Care For Our Troops Byron

Health Care For Our Troops Byron

Health Care for our Troops Byron Williams reports: ‘ WITH the percentage of American troops in Iraq who are National Guard or Reserve forces estimated […]

Juan Cole

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More On Amiriya Demonstration Informed

More On Amiriya Demonstration Informed

More on Amiriya Demonstration An informed reader writes: ‘ You had a brief mention today: “Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Hundreds of residents of Amiriyah, a district of […]

Juan Cole

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4 Us Troops Killed Shiites Demand

4 Us Troops Killed Shiites Demand

4 US Troops Killed Shiites demand Islamic Law Al-Hayat: At least four US troops were killed in Iraq near Samarra on Thursday, and at least […]

Juan Cole

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Fear Stalks Iraq As Truce Ends Us

Fear Stalks Iraq As Truce Ends Us

Fear Stalks Iraq as “Truce” Ends US Diplomat in Baghdad Implicated in Israel Spy Scandal Al-Hayat: The one-day total for deaths related to the guerrilla […]

Juan Cole

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43 Dead In Wednesday Bombings

43 Dead In Wednesday Bombings

43 Dead in Wednesday Bombings Constitution Wrangling continues Guerrillas detonated three car bombs in central Baghdad Wednesday morning, killing at least 43 and wounding 73. […]

Juan Cole

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