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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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‘Cascading’ climate risks in the Middle East and North Africa

‘Cascading’ climate risks in the Middle East and North Africa

By Glada Lahn | – ( China Dialogue) – The next two United Nations climate negotiations will take place in the Middle East and North […]

China Dialogue

Israel/ Palestine
Despite Abraham Accords, Palestine is a deeply rooted emotional, cultural and spiritual issue for Arabs and Muslims

Despite Abraham Accords, Palestine is a deeply rooted emotional, cultural and spiritual issue for Arabs and Muslims

( Middle East Monitor ) – It seemed that it was all but a done deal: Israel was finally managing to bend the Arabs to […]

Ramzy Baroud

Corruption
New photos suggest how Trump, flush with Power, may have sent official Documents down the Toilet

New photos suggest how Trump, flush with Power, may have sent official Documents down the Toilet

By Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts | – Into the sewer. That appears to be the intended […]

The Conversation

Batteries
The Great Pivot: Why Dem Green Energy IRA Will Steamroll Fossil Fuels and Help Save the Planet, Despite Manchin

The Great Pivot: Why Dem Green Energy IRA Will Steamroll Fossil Fuels and Help Save the Planet, Despite Manchin

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Democrats in the Senate Passed the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, with its nearly $370 billion in new spending […]

Juan Cole

Israel
How AIPAC went from Lobbying for Israel to quashing Progressives and backing Jan. 6 Insurgents

How AIPAC went from Lobbying for Israel to quashing Progressives and backing Jan. 6 Insurgents

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) zealous financial backing of many of the 137 House Reps and Senators […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Conspiracy Theories
Hacking the Political Lexicon: They aren't Conspiracy Theories, they're Disinformation Plots

Hacking the Political Lexicon: They aren’t Conspiracy Theories, they’re Disinformation Plots

Tiffin, Ohio (- Special to Informed Comment) – Some time ago, several millennia in fact, a wise man known as Confucius admonished the Chinese people […]

Arnold Oliver

Food Security
The Russia-Ukraine Grain Export Deal brokered by Turkey Promises major Benefits for Poor Countries

The Russia-Ukraine Grain Export Deal brokered by Turkey Promises major Benefits for Poor Countries

By Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University | – If Russia keeps to the deal it has signed with Ukraine allowing for the resumption of grain exports, […]

The Conversation

Antarctica
Warm Waters, Winds head for East Antarctica, threatening eventual Massive Sea Level Rise

Warm Waters, Winds head for East Antarctica, threatening eventual Massive Sea Level Rise

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I attended an academic conference once in Melbourne, Australia. I was strictly instructed to pronounce it mel-bun, and have complied. […]

Juan Cole

censorship
DeSantis and the rest of the Far Right hate ‘Woke’ Society Because They Want One That’s Asleep

DeSantis and the rest of the Far Right hate ‘Woke’ Society Because They Want One That’s Asleep

( Otherwords) – Although we haven’t even gotten through this year’s midterm congressional elections, it’s still not too early to start examining some of the […]

Jim Hightower

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