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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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What is the Israel Lobby – and Why is it so Anxious?

What is the Israel Lobby – and Why is it so Anxious?

By Ned Curthoys, The University of Western Australia (The Conversation) – Last May, on a trip to the United States, world-renowned Israeli–Jewish historian Ilan Pappe […]

The Conversation

Bill of Rights
Condemnation of Trump targeting noncitizen Students, Researchers for Constitutionally protected Speech

Condemnation of Trump targeting noncitizen Students, Researchers for Constitutionally protected Speech

Middle East Studies Association   MESA Board Joint Statement with the TFCHR regarding deportations The MESA Board of Directors and the MESA Task Force on […]

Middle East Studies Association

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A Majority of Americans Views Israel Negatively in wake of Gaza Genocide

A Majority of Americans Views Israel Negatively in wake of Gaza Genocide

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Laura Silver at the Pew Research Center reports that 53% of Americans now have a negative view of Israel, a […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Has Israel turned Gaza into a 21st Century Concentration Camp?

Has Israel turned Gaza into a 21st Century Concentration Camp?

By Dr Mustafa Fetouri The basic definition of “concentration camp” is simple: a large place where a large group of people, usually civilians, are imprisoned […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump Faces Palestine: The Colonial View of the World Never Dies

Trump Faces Palestine: The Colonial View of the World Never Dies

By Aviva Chomsky ( Tomdispatch.com) – In the colonial view of the world — and, in its own strange fashion, Donald Trump’s view couldn’t be […]

Tomdispatch

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Macron: France to Recognize the State of Palestine amid Gaza “Crime”

Macron: France to Recognize the State of Palestine amid Gaza “Crime”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – French President Emmanuel Macron visited El Arish in Egypt on Tuesday to see refugees from Gaza with his own eyes. […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran and US to enter high-stakes Nuclear  Negotiations – hampered by a lack of Trust

Iran and US to enter high-stakes Nuclear Negotiations – hampered by a lack of Trust

ByAli Bilgic, Loughborough University (The Conversation) – The announcement of planned talks between the US and Iran in Oman signifies a crucial development – especially […]

The Conversation

Health Care
Despite Proven Fraud, Trump to Boost Payments to Privatized Medicare Advantage by $25 Billion

Despite Proven Fraud, Trump to Boost Payments to Privatized Medicare Advantage by $25 Billion

“Privatized Medicare plans are denying patients the care they need, while defrauding the government of billions a year,” said one advocacy group. “Donald Trump is […]

Common Dreams

Climate Crisis
Wet Bulb Dead Zones could make Parts of Middle East, Pakistan, Uninhabitable — Even at Night

Wet Bulb Dead Zones could make Parts of Middle East, Pakistan, Uninhabitable — Even at Night

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last fall, NASA scientist Colin Raymond and colleagues published an article showing that contrary to expectations, deadly heat and humidity […]

Juan Cole

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