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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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How Many Methods Are There To Enact

How Many Methods Are There to Enact a New Constitution in Iraq? Guest Editorial by Andrew Arato Many commentators keep repeating a fundamentally erroneous statement, […]

Juan Cole

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Chalabi Interviewed By Stephanopoulos

Chalabi Interviewed By Stephanopoulos

Chalabi Interviewed by Stephanopoulos George Stephanopoulos interviewed Ahmad Chalabi on ABC’s This Week Sunday morning. Here are some excerpts from the press release issued with […]

Juan Cole

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At Least 55 Dead Over 100 Wounded In

At Least 55 Dead Over 100 Wounded In

At Least 55 Dead, Over 100 Wounded In Ashura Bombings Eight suicide bombers struck at various sites in Iraq on Saturday, killing and wounding dozens […]

Juan Cole

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Present Conflicts Looming Conflicts

Present Conflicts Looming Conflicts

Present Conflicts, Looming Conflicts Reuters reports, ‘ Five U.S. soldiers were killed in separate guerrilla attacks in Iraq, the U.S. military said Friday, three in […]

Juan Cole

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Bomb Blasts Kill At Least 40 Suicide

Bomb Blasts Kill At Least 40 Suicide

Bomb Blasts kill at Least 40 Suicide bombers targeted three Shiite mosques in Baghdad and one near Kirkuk, and other blasts went off elsewhere in […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Iraq Al Hayat Muhammad Husain

Shiite Iraq Al Hayat Muhammad Husain

Shiite Iraq Al-Hayat: Muhammad Husain Adili, the Iranian ambassador to the United Kingdom, said Thursday that his government had leant substantial help to the United […]

Juan Cole

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Shiites Have Majority Iraq_110867151708965021

Shiites Have Majority The Iraqi Electoral Commission confirmed on Thursday the projection I reported here last Monday, that the United Iraqi Alliance or the Shiite […]

Juan Cole

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Engelhardt And Hiro On Iraqs Fault

Engelhardt And Hiro On Iraqs Fault

Engelhardt and Hiro on Iraq’s Fault Lines Tom Engelhardt is a national treasure and always worth reading. Whenever I think that Russell Jacoby might have […]

Juan Cole

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Jaafari Islam To Be Source Of

Jaafari Islam To Be Source Of

Jaafari: “Islam to be Source of Legislation” Against the backdrop of political horse trading, the violence continued in Iraq on Tuesday. AFP reports: ‘ Two […]

Juan Cole

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