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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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US Church Membership falls under 50%; Are Republicans, anti-Gay Evangelicals driving Youth away?

US Church Membership falls under 50%; Are Republicans, anti-Gay Evangelicals driving Youth away?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Since about 2000, Americans have begun abandoning religion in droves, especially but not only the younger generations (Millennials and younger). […]

Juan Cole

Haredim
Israeli election: Fundamentalist Mansour Abbas emerges as possible first Muslim kingmaker in nation's history

Israeli election: Fundamentalist Mansour Abbas emerges as possible first Muslim kingmaker in nation’s history

By John Strawson | – For Israel, this has been the “no change, all change” election. No change in that the result appears inconclusive – […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Jewish Nat'l Fund Lawsuit against Palestinian Rights Advocacy in US Slapped down by Federal Judge on First Amendment Grounds

Jewish Nat’l Fund Lawsuit against Palestinian Rights Advocacy in US Slapped down by Federal Judge on First Amendment Grounds

U.S. Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Jewish National Fund Against Palestinian Rights Nonprofit Contact: press@ccrjustice.org Lawsuit “Not Persuasive,” Judge Rules ( Center for Constitutional […]

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Immigration
Is the Biden Administration outsourcing the Border?

Is the Biden Administration outsourcing the Border?

By Aviva Chomsky | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Joe Biden entered the White House with some inspiring yet contradictory positions on immigration and Central […]

Aviva Chomsky

Climate Crisis
As Biden seeks 30 gigawatts in Offshore Wind, Report shows this source could Generate all US Electricity

As Biden seeks 30 gigawatts in Offshore Wind, Report shows this source could Generate all US Electricity

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Biden has announced an enormous offshore wind corridor. So report Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis at WaPo. I wrote […]

Juan Cole

Asia
Yes, Anti-China invective in Foreign Policy puts a Target on Asian-Americans' Backs

Yes, Anti-China invective in Foreign Policy puts a Target on Asian-Americans’ Backs

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chrissy Teigen is right. Anti-China invectives “put a target on Asian people’s backs,” yet the rhetoric gets more hysterical by […]

Martin Powers

Egypt
How the Imperial past set the Stage for Nile Dam Conflicts between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia

How the Imperial past set the Stage for Nile Dam Conflicts between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia

By Mahemud Tekuya | – Ever since construction began a decade ago, there’s been serious contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian […]

The Conversation

Health Care
Biden’s Bandaid, or Top 8 Reasons why we need Medicare for All

Biden’s Bandaid, or Top 8 Reasons why we need Medicare for All

Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) — Distinguished economist Michael Hudson writes that by “conquering the brains of a country by shaping how people think, […]

F. Douglas Stephenson

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Separation of Religion and State declared by Revolutionary Sudan's once-Muslim fundamentalist Officers in Peace Deal with southern Guerrillas

Separation of Religion and State declared by Revolutionary Sudan’s once-Muslim fundamentalist Officers in Peace Deal with southern Guerrillas

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Sudan Tribune reports that Sudan cemented the separation of religion and state on Sunday. Military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan […]

Juan Cole

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