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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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Vigilanteism In Basra Scheherezade

Vigilanteism In Basra Scheherezade

Vigilanteism in Basra Scheherezade Faramarzi of AP reports on the Shiite militias of Basra and the way they are imposing both law and order, and […]

Juan Cole

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What Document Looks Like Jonathan

What Document Looks Like Jonathan

What a Document Looks like Jonathan Schanzer, writing in the Weekly Standard, notes that I had asked Bill Safire for even a single “document” that […]

Juan Cole

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6 Us Soldiers Wounded In 24 Hours Wire

6 Us Soldiers Wounded In 24 Hours Wire

6 US Soldiers wounded in 24 hours Wire services quoted by al-Jazeerah report that guerrillas wounded three US soldiers with rocket-propelled grenade fire Thursday night […]

Juan Cole

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Islamists On Igc Defeated On Islamic

Islamists On Igc Defeated On Islamic

Islamists on IGC Defeated on Islamic Law Provision Raghida Dergham reports in al-Hayat that the representatives on the Interim Governing Council of the Islamist tendency […]

Juan Cole

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Abdul Hamid Confronted Over His

Abdul Hamid Confronted Over His

Abdul Hamid Confronted over his Allegation that the Shiites are a Minority The Kuwaiti newspaper al-Qabas reports that it had a further confrontation with Muhsin […]

Juan Cole

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Explosions In Baquba Baghdad Ap Reports

Explosions In Baquba Baghdad Ap Reports

Explosions in Baquba, Baghdad AP reports that ‘ In Baqouba . . . an explosion occurred Thursday in the city center and witnesses said three […]

Juan Cole

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Army Of Helpers Of Sunnah Major

Army Of Helpers Of Sunnah Major

Army of the Helpers of the Sunnah a Major Insurgent Group Al-Hayat newspaper in London says it has gotten hold of many memos and videotapes […]

Juan Cole

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Cole Interviews With Chicago Public

Cole Interviews With Chicago Public

Cole Interviews with Chicago Public Radio’s Worldview Those of you with RealAudio can listen to two interviews I did with Chicago Public Radio’s Worldview program, […]

Juan Cole

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We May As Well Just Record All Our

We May As Well Just Record All Our

We may as Well Just Record all our Telephone Calls and send them to Maryland Philip Knightley and Kim Sengupta describe how the US National […]

Juan Cole

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