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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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Is Iraq Arab Country Islam Online

Is Iraq Arab Country Islam Online

Is Iraq an Arab Country? Islam Online reports a heated debate in Iraq and in the Interim Governing Council over whether Iraq should be identified […]

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Abdul Hamid Shocks Kuwait And Jordan

Abdul Hamid Shocks Kuwait And Jordan

Abdul Hamid Shocks Kuwait and Jordan with Claims on their Territories

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Chinese Excited Over Iraqs Free Market

Chinese Excited Over Iraqs Free Market

Chinese Excited over Iraq’s Free Market Growth Those capitalist roaders among the Chinese communists in Shanghai appear to be watering in the mouth over the […]

Juan Cole

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Annan Plan For Iraq London Daily Ash

Annan Plan For Iraq London Daily Ash

The Annan Plan for Iraq The London daily ash-Sharq al-Awsat says it has acquired an advance draft of comments UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will […]

Juan Cole

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Kurds Demand For Autonomy Roils Igc

Kurds Demand For Autonomy Roils Igc

Kurds’ demand for Autonomy Roils IGC The Washington Post reports that the issues of the nature of federalism and the rights of minorities and provinces […]

Juan Cole

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2 Us Soldiers And Iraqi Killed Near

2 Us Soldiers And Iraqi Killed Near

2 US Soldiers and an Iraqi Killed near Khalidiyah Wire services report: ‘Two US soldiers and an Iraqi have been killed by a roadside bomb […]

Juan Cole

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Al Zarqawi Rebuffed Nyt Reports That Us

Al Zarqawi Rebuffed Nyt Reports That Us

Al-Zarqawi Rebuffed The NYT reports that US suveillance of “chatter” among suspected terrorists suggests to them that al-Qaeda has decided not to get involved in […]

Juan Cole

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Al Karbalai Calls For Resignation Of

Al Karbalai Calls For Resignation Of

Al-Karbala’i calls for Resignation of Provincial Council AFP/ash-Sharq al-Awsat report that Shaykh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbala’i, the representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani in the holy […]

Juan Cole

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Demonstrations For Elections In Najaf

Demonstrations For Elections In Najaf

Demonstrations for Elections in Najaf The Iranian news agency is reporting that thousands of demonstrators came out in the shrine city of Najaf in Iraq […]

Juan Cole

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