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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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Israel’s West Bank Offensive looks very much like a Prelude to Annexation

Israel’s West Bank Offensive looks very much like a Prelude to Annexation

by Rabia Ali ( Middle East Monitor ) – As its armed forces intensify their assault on the northern West Bank, concerns are mounting over […]

Middle East Monitor

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Israel escalates strikes in Syria amid post-Assad transition: A pattern of regional expansion

Israel escalates strikes in Syria amid post-Assad transition: A pattern of regional expansion

Written byWalid El Houri ( Globalvoices.org ) – On February 25, 2025, as Syria’s new government convened a national dialogue to chart the nation’s future […]

Global Voices

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Should Biden, Blinken, Austin and Trump be tried at the Hague for Gaza Genocide?

Should Biden, Blinken, Austin and Trump be tried at the Hague for Gaza Genocide?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The civil society human rights NGO DAWN (Democracy for the Arab World Now) has submitted a detailed filing to the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Why Trump’s Gaza “Reconstruction Proposal” is Doomed to Failure

Why Trump’s Gaza “Reconstruction Proposal” is Doomed to Failure

By Ali Asgary, York University, Canada There have been many conversations around U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal to permanently displace Palestinians from Gaza to […]

The Conversation

African-Americans
Surviving Hard Times: The Last Generation of Black Americans under Jim Crow and the Culture of Racism in America

Surviving Hard Times: The Last Generation of Black Americans under Jim Crow and the Culture of Racism in America

By Douglas H. White ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Today, racism remains a poisonous force in America. Fascism and authoritarianism are on the rise and President […]

Tomdispatch

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For First time, US is at 42% Zero Carbon Electricity, as Solar Surges by 49 GW

For First time, US is at 42% Zero Carbon Electricity, as Solar Surges by 49 GW

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Business Council for Sustainable Energy Factbook is out, and it has good news for the environment despite the dark […]

Juan Cole

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A Palestinian-Israeli Film is an Oscars Favorite – So why is it so Hard to See?

A Palestinian-Israeli Film is an Oscars Favorite – So why is it so Hard to See?

Drew Paul, University of Tennessee (The Conversation) – For many low-budget, independent films, an Oscar nomination is a golden ticket. The publicity can translate into […]

The Conversation

Immigration
Guantánamo Needs to Be Shut Down, Not Expanded

Guantánamo Needs to Be Shut Down, Not Expanded

By Farrah Hassen ( Otherwords.org) – In a deeply disturbing and unprecedented move, the U.S. has begun transferring immigrant detainees to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They’re […]

OtherWords

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With Troops and Tanks, Israel gives the Gaza Treatment to West Bank Camps, Expelling 40,000 Palestinians

With Troops and Tanks, Israel gives the Gaza Treatment to West Bank Camps, Expelling 40,000 Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The BBC reports that Israeli forces have invaded three Palestinian refugee camps in the Palestinian West Bank — Jenin, Tulkarm […]

Juan Cole

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