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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 it Apartheid Yet? Israeli Supreme Court Allows stripping of Citizenship

Is it Apartheid Yet? Israeli Supreme Court Allows stripping of Citizenship

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reports that on Thursday, the Israeli Supreme Court issued a ruling permitting the state to strip citizenship from […]

Juan Cole

China
China’s crucial Role in decarbonising the global Steel Sector

China’s crucial Role in decarbonising the global Steel Sector

By Belinda Schäpe and Byford Tsang | – ( China Dialogue ) – What happens in China’s steel plants matters for the global climate. After […]

China Dialogue

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The Arctic is warming Four Times faster than the Global Average

The Arctic is warming Four Times faster than the Global Average

By Daniel T Cross | – ( Sustainability Times ) – Climate change is upon us, but not all regions of the world are experiencing […]

Daniel T. Cross

Climate Crisis
How climate Storytelling helps People navigate Complexity and find Solutions

How climate Storytelling helps People navigate Complexity and find Solutions

By Naoko Ellis, University of British Columbia and Derek Gladwin, University of British Columbia | – Despite learning that climate change is hitting the planet […]

The Conversation

Arctic
Greenland loses 6 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Days, harbinger of Unprecedented Coastal Flooding

Greenland loses 6 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Days, harbinger of Unprecedented Coastal Flooding

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – CNN and The Independent reported this week on a massive ice melt in Greenland, with on the order of 6 […]

Juan Cole

Germany
Quest for Energy Independence set to boost Germany’s Energy Transition

Quest for Energy Independence set to boost Germany’s Energy Transition

By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany’s push for energy independence triggered by the Ukraine war could boost the country’s […]

Clean Energy Wire

Iran
Before Turkey can normalize with Syria, it must agree with Iran and Russia who the 'Terrorists' are

Before Turkey can normalize with Syria, it must agree with Iran and Russia who the ‘Terrorists’ are

( Middle East Monitor ) – Despite being at the forefront of states determined to see the overthrow of the Syrian government by throwing its […]

Omar Ahmed

Iran
Russia and Iran’s growing Friendship shows their Weakness not their Strength

Russia and Iran’s growing Friendship shows their Weakness not their Strength

By Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham | – (The Conversation) – Facing economic and military difficulties in his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president Vladimir […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Hollow Men:  All the Cowards of Jan. 6

Hollow Men: All the Cowards of Jan. 6

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The damning Jan. 6 public hearings revealed a plethora of historical detail, but they also shed light on character. Some […]

Juan Cole

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