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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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At UN, Biden Pivots from 20-year War to Global Alliance against the Climate Emergency

At UN, Biden Pivots from 20-year War to Global Alliance against the Climate Emergency

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden addressed the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, laying out his vision of […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women

A Chill Wind: Texas Unleashes Bounty Hunters on Women

( Otherwords.org) – For now, the Supreme Court has allowed Texas to sic bounty hunters on women seeking constitutionally protected abortions. By Martha Burk | […]

OtherWords

Arms Sales
The Profits of War:   How Corporate America Cashed in on the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge

The Profits of War: How Corporate America Cashed in on the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge

( Tomdispatch.com) – The costs and consequences of America’s twenty-first-century wars have by now been well-documented — a staggering $8 trillion in expenditures and more […]

William D. Hartung

Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s war rug industry:  Profits and Everyday Trauma

Afghanistan’s war rug industry: Profits and Everyday Trauma

By Jamal J. Elias | – The end of the U.S.-led military intervention in Afghanistan has resulted in the withdrawal of most foreign aid workers […]

The Conversation

Arab World
As Biden prepares to declare US 20-year War over at U.N., Remembering the Bush Lies that Started it all

As Biden prepares to declare US 20-year War over at U.N., Remembering the Bush Lies that Started it all

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak at the Associated Press report that President Biden in his speech to the United Nations […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Restricting US Military Aid to Israel in the Age of Normalization

Restricting US Military Aid to Israel in the Age of Normalization

By Nadya Tannous | ( Al Shabaka ) – With the rise in global solidarity with Palestinians since the May 2021 Unity Intifada, United States […]

Al-Shabaka

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s first batch of women military graduates encourages more debate on gender roles

Saudi Arabia’s first batch of women military graduates encourages more debate on gender roles

By Rahma Alattar | – ( Global Voices.org) – Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia celebrated the graduation of its first-ever cohort of women military recruits, […]

Global Voices

China
China Emerging as Competitor to Tesla: Will it build the best Cars in the World?

China Emerging as Competitor to Tesla: Will it build the best Cars in the World?

By Tom Stacey ” Europeans and other western nations have dominated automotive excellence for over a century. Whether it is the satisfying thud of the […]

The Conversation

Australia
Is US-Australia Nuclear Sub Deal a Proliferation Danger, and does it Justify Iran's Civilian Enrichment Program?

Is US-Australia Nuclear Sub Deal a Proliferation Danger, and does it Justify Iran’s Civilian Enrichment Program?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Alexander Ward and Quint Forgey at Politico raise a crucial question about the AUKUS alliance among the United States, the […]

Juan Cole

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