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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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Authority Of Sistani Versus Muqtada Al

Authority Of Sistani Versus Muqtada Al

Authority of Sistani versus Muqtada al-Sadr in Iraq Alex Berenson argues in the NYT that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has much wider support among Iraqi […]

Juan Cole

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Armed Sadrists Take Back Their Hq Near

Armed Sadrists Take Back Their Hq Near

Armed Sadrists take Back their HQ near Basra Shaikh Murtada al-Hajjaj, the assistant head of the office of Muqtada al-Sadr in Basra, said that 100 […]

Juan Cole

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Igc Hopes New Finances Will Grant More

Igc Hopes New Finances Will Grant More

IGC hopes new Finances will Grant more Autonomy from US Some of the reasons for which the US did not initially want a separate fund […]

Juan Cole

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Iranian Intelligence Infiltrates

Iranian Intelligence Infiltrates

Iranian Intelligence Infiltrates Karbala Abdul Hussein Mahmoud, the caretaker of the mausoleum of Imam Husayn in Karbala alleges that Iranian intelligence agents have slipped into […]

Juan Cole

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One Us Soldier Killed 5 Wounded In Iraq

One Us Soldier Killed 5 Wounded In Iraq

One US soldier Killed, 5 wounded in Iraq Guerrillas exploded an improvised explosive device as a patrol of the 82nd Airborne Division was passing near […]

Juan Cole

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New Un Controlled Fund For Iraq Bush

New Un Controlled Fund For Iraq Bush

New UN-controlled Fund for Iraq The Bush administration reluctantly allowed the establishment of a development fund for Iraq that would not be under US control, […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Not On Turkeys Agenda Turkish

Iraq Not On Turkeys Agenda Turkish

Iraq not on Turkey’s Agenda Turkish Interior Minister Cemil Cicek said Monday that the ball is in the court of the US and the Interim […]

Juan Cole

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Sharons Attack On Syria Soured Plan To

Sharons Attack On Syria Soured Plan To

Sharon’s attack on Syria Soured Plan to provide Electricity to Iraq A deal for Syria to provide electricity to northern Iraq in return for exports […]

Juan Cole

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Kirkuk Railway Police Strike For Back

Kirkuk Railway Police Strike For Back

Kirkuk railway Police Strike for back Pay Hundreds of Kirkuk railway police went on strike Monday, protesting the arrears in their salaries. Demonstrators said they […]

Juan Cole

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