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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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Afghanistan
“Even If You Go to the Skies, We’ll Find You”:  LGBT People in Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover

“Even If You Go to the Skies, We’ll Find You”: LGBT People in Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover

(Human Rights Watch ) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Afghanistan, and others who do not conform to rigid gender norms, have […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to climate change alone, and the inequity is stark

New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to climate change alone, and the inequity is stark

By Oliver Wing, Carolyn Kousky, Jeremy Porter, and Paul Bates | – Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster […]

The Conversation

Arab Americans
Islamophobia and the Capitol Insurrection: How the FBI Ignored White Radicals While Spying 24/7 on Muslim Americans

Islamophobia and the Capitol Insurrection: How the FBI Ignored White Radicals While Spying 24/7 on Muslim Americans

This is my new column at Tomdispatch.com . After you give it a read, do visit the link for the original to see Tom Engelhardt’s […]

Juan Cole

censorship
The Real Obscenity is that anti-Nazi Books like "Maus" are banned by McMinn County, TN

The Real Obscenity is that anti-Nazi Books like “Maus” are banned by McMinn County, TN

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – Objection to teaching Critical Race Theory (which is anyway not taught at the K-12 level) and school boards […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
Israel to demolish, move the Palestinian Hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar for Squatter-Settlers

Israel to demolish, move the Palestinian Hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar for Squatter-Settlers

By Ramona Wadi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel has announced new plans for the village of Khan Al-Ahmar in the occupied […]

Ramona Wadi

Health
Is the Government Stealthily Privatizing Medicare without Telling You?

Is the Government Stealthily Privatizing Medicare without Telling You?

Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) – ALERT TO ALL ENROLLEES IN THE TRADITIONAL MEDICARE PROGRAM : The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) […]

F. Douglas Stephenson

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In Parable for Occupation, Autopsy Shows Israeli Troops mistreated American on West Bank, leading to his Death

In Parable for Occupation, Autopsy Shows Israeli Troops mistreated American on West Bank, leading to his Death

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last week was another in a long line of public relations disasters for the Israeli state, as its unacceptable military […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Jerusalem: Evictions show how urban Planning is being weaponised against Palestinians

Jerusalem: Evictions show how urban Planning is being weaponised against Palestinians

By Haim Yacobi and Irit Katz | – One olive in my garden is better than anything material in the whole world. These sad words […]

The Conversation

Russia
Turkey's High Wire Act between Russia and Ukraine

Turkey’s High Wire Act between Russia and Ukraine

By Elif Selin Calik | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Turkey’s military-industrial partners are on the verge of war. The war scenario between […]

Elif Selin Calik

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