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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
Asia

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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Boycotters of Israel were denounced as Antisemites, but now 255 US Jewish Businessmen Threaten to pull Investments over Netanyahu's Plan to gut Courts

Boycotters of Israel were denounced as Antisemites, but now 255 US Jewish Businessmen Threaten to pull Investments over Netanyahu’s Plan to gut Courts

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Times of Israel reports that 255 American Jewish businessmen, who have billions of dollars invested in the country, have […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Is Netanyahu's Extremist Gov't driving a Wedge between Israel and the U.S.?

Is Netanyahu’s Extremist Gov’t driving a Wedge between Israel and the U.S.?

    Dr Adnan Abu Amer AdnanAbuAmer2   ( Middle East Monitor) – The US has announced that it will not participate in a conference […]

Middle East Monitor

China
Saudi-Iran deal won’t bring Peace to the Middle East but will enhance China’s role as Power Broker

Saudi-Iran deal won’t bring Peace to the Middle East but will enhance China’s role as Power Broker

By Simon Mabon, Lancaster University | – (The Conversation) – After more than four decades as seemingly implacable enemies on either side of a deep […]

The Conversation

China
Is War with China Inevitable?

Is War with China Inevitable?

( Tomdispatch.com) – Is China really on the verge of invading the island of Taiwan, as so many top American officials seem to believe? If […]

Michael T. Klare

Climate Crisis
Saudi Aramco Reports Gargantuan $161 Bn in Profits, But will Electric Cars kill the Oil Market within 2 Decades?

Saudi Aramco Reports Gargantuan $161 Bn in Profits, But will Electric Cars kill the Oil Market within 2 Decades?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dan Murphy at CNBC reports that the giant Saudi Aramco oil company posted an unprecedented profit of $161 billion for […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Syrian Earthquake devastated an Area that was already a disaster Zone – and highlights the vital Role of local aid Groups

Syrian Earthquake devastated an Area that was already a disaster Zone – and highlights the vital Role of local aid Groups

By Kimberly Howe, Tufts University | – (The Conversation) – Three weeks after the February 2023 earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, I stood amid the […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Mass Protests and False Hope:  Israel's Supreme Court is no Friend of the Palestinian People

Mass Protests and False Hope: Israel’s Supreme Court is no Friend of the Palestinian People

Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud   ( Middle East Monitor ) – As hundreds of thousands, throughout Israel, joined anti-government protests, questions began to arise regarding […]

Ramzy Baroud

Africa
Tunisia: Racist Violence Targets Black Migrants, Refugees

Tunisia: Racist Violence Targets Black Migrants, Refugees

Human Rights Watch – (Tunis) – President Kais Saied’s recent attempt to mitigate the serious harm that a speech he made on February 21, 2023, […]

Human Rights Watch

Democracy
As Half a Million Israelis Protest Netanyahu Regime, it Faces setbacks in Arab World

As Half a Million Israelis Protest Netanyahu Regime, it Faces setbacks in Arab World

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hadas Gold and Amir Tal report for CNN that the tenth major weekend of protest against the plans of the […]

Juan Cole

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