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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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Is Peace on the Verge of breaking out between US and Iran?  Biden waives some Trump-Era Sanctions

Is Peace on the Verge of breaking out between US and Iran? Biden waives some Trump-Era Sanctions

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera English reports that the Biden administration has restored a key waiver for Iran’s civilian nuclear energy program that […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Germany's Solar PV capacity, at 59 Gigs, overtakes its Onshore Wind, as it aims to triple Both

Germany’s Solar PV capacity, at 59 Gigs, overtakes its Onshore Wind, as it aims to triple Both

By Jessica Bateman and Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – The total solar PV capacity in Germany has reached 59 gigawatts […]

Clean Energy Wire

Iran
What the Escalating Yemen War means for Iran, Israel and the United Arab Emirates

What the Escalating Yemen War means for Iran, Israel and the United Arab Emirates

By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | – Over the past year, a new phase of violence has emerged in war-torn Yemen between the Saudi-led coalition and the […]

Middle East Monitor

China
China is meeting its Climate Targets, but Earth needs Beijing to be more Ambitious

China is meeting its Climate Targets, but Earth needs Beijing to be more Ambitious

By Phillip Stalley | – When it comes to climate change, no nation is more important than China. It consumes more coal than the rest […]

The Conversation

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The Great Disruption Begins: Global Market Share of Electric Cars doubles in a Year, Triples in Two

The Great Disruption Begins: Global Market Share of Electric Cars doubles in a Year, Triples in Two

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – International Energy Agency analysts Leonardo Paoli and Timur Gül write that, globally, electric car sales more than doubled in 2021 […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Islamic State leader killed in US raid – where does this leave the terrorist group?

Islamic State leader killed in US raid – where does this leave the terrorist group?

By Haroro J. Ingram, Amira Jadoon, and Andrew Mines | – An overnight raid conducted by U.S. special forces in Syria has resulted in the […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Human Rights in Prolonged Occupation: Israel's Treatment of Palestinians (HRW)

Human Rights in Prolonged Occupation: Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians (HRW)

( Human Rights Watch ) – This memorandum provides an overview of several of Human Rights Watch’s central concerns with respect to the Israeli government’s […]

Human Rights Watch

Pentagon
What a Waste, and You’re Paying for it: $778 Billion for the Pentagon and Still Counting

What a Waste, and You’re Paying for it: $778 Billion for the Pentagon and Still Counting

( Tomdispatch.com) – 2021 was another banner year for the military-industrial complex, as Congress signed off on a near-record $778 billion in spending for the […]

William D. Hartung

Epidemics
The Boosted are 97 times less likely to die of Covid, as Republican Party Death Cult Kills Tens of Thousands

The Boosted are 97 times less likely to die of Covid, as Republican Party Death Cult Kills Tens of Thousands

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States has failed Covid. Compared to most other industrialized countries, its per capita rate of infection and death […]

Juan Cole

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