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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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Why Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a Seismic Shift

Why Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a Seismic Shift

By Paul Armentano | – ( Otherwords.org) – The immediate impacts are modest, but the order marks a top-level recognition that 100 years of cannabis […]

OtherWords

Authoritarianism
Iran: Massive Baluch Protest in Zahedan; in NW, Security Forces attack School, Injuring and Disappearing Girls

Iran: Massive Baluch Protest in Zahedan; in NW, Security Forces attack School, Injuring and Disappearing Girls

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Because of internet blackouts, news of Iran’s ongoing protests only leaks out in dribbles and drabs, sometimes a couple of […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Not ‘powerless Victims’: how young Iranian Women have long led a quiet Revolution

Not ‘powerless Victims’: how young Iranian Women have long led a quiet Revolution

By Nasim Salehi, Southern Cross University | – The “Women, Life, Freedom” movement that has taken hold in Iran in recent weeks is not new. […]

The Conversation

Feminism
Marriage laws in Mideast put Women at increased risk of Child Marriage and Domestic Violence

Marriage laws in Mideast put Women at increased risk of Child Marriage and Domestic Violence

By Amelia Smith | – ( Middle East Monitor) – A new policy briefing by the NGO, Equality Now, on how marriage laws in the […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
In Berlin, German Post Office to use Solar-Powered Riverboats on the Spree to deliver Mail

In Berlin, German Post Office to use Solar-Powered Riverboats on the Spree to deliver Mail

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – German postal service Deutsche Post DHL is testing emission-free delivery on Berlin’s Spree river […]

Clean Energy Wire

Afghanistan
Did Trump's attempt to Withdraw  from Afghanistan and Somalia Prove he Knew he had lost?

Did Trump’s attempt to Withdraw from Afghanistan and Somalia Prove he Knew he had lost?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It has long been known that on November 11, 2020, as it became clear that Joe Biden had won, then […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, Resistance Means Women: Nationwide Protests Follow Deadly Attack on Hazara Girls Taking Exam

In Afghanistan, Resistance Means Women: Nationwide Protests Follow Deadly Attack on Hazara Girls Taking Exam

By Sahar Fetrat Assistant Researcher, Women’s Rights Division and Fereshta Abbasi Researcher, Asia Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The September 30 suicide […]

Human Rights Watch

Authoritarianism
This time, Iranian Women's Demands are being Seen as the Nation's Demands

This time, Iranian Women’s Demands are being Seen as the Nation’s Demands

By Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University and Mona Tajali, Agnes Scott College | – (The Conversation) – The world has been transfixed by images of Iranian […]

The Conversation

Authoritarianism
Iran Accused Of Using armed Minors To Suppress Anti-Government Protests

Iran Accused Of Using armed Minors To Suppress Anti-Government Protests

( RFE/RL) — As Iranian authorities crack down on nationwide anti-government protests, photos have appeared on social media that purportedly show children and adolescent boys […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

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