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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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Syria after Assad: A fresh Chance for inclusive Governance and Power-Sharing, or more of the Same?

Syria after Assad: A fresh Chance for inclusive Governance and Power-Sharing, or more of the Same?

By Allison McCulloch, Brandon University and Dr. Sören Keil, University of Passau (The Conversation) – The end of a half-century of Assad family rule in […]

The Conversation

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Above all Now, Workers’ Unions are the Way Forward

Above all Now, Workers’ Unions are the Way Forward

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment, Feature) – My father was a family doctor in the mid-twentieth century whose main political issue was socialized medicine, […]

H. Patricia Hynes

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Iran: Unchecked Repression of Dissent

Iran: Unchecked Repression of Dissent

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities have continued their brutal, targeted repression even though the new Iranian president has promised change, Human Rights Watch […]

The Conversation

Epidemics
‘Every Blast is an open Wound’: how the Chaos of War breeds deadly Superbugs that spread around the World

‘Every Blast is an open Wound’: how the Chaos of War breeds deadly Superbugs that spread around the World

By Christine Carson, The University of Western Australia (The Conversation) – The war in Gaza will leave its mark in many ways, long after the […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump 2.0 and Palestinians: From Reversal to Repression

Trump 2.0 and Palestinians: From Reversal to Repression

The first Trump administration reversed decades of US policies regarding Palestinians. The new one shuns genocidal atrocities. It prefers cultural genocide. New York (Special to […]

Dan Steinbock

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As Gaza Ceasefire takes hold, Israeli Forces turn to Jenin – a regular Target seen as a Center of Palestinian Resistance

As Gaza Ceasefire takes hold, Israeli Forces turn to Jenin – a regular Target seen as a Center of Palestinian Resistance

By Maha Nassar, University of Arizona (The Conversation) – Just two days after a shaky ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel on Jan. […]

The Conversation

Corruption
The Moment Trump Won the 2024 election, the 8 Richest Men in the World gained another $64 billion

The Moment Trump Won the 2024 election, the 8 Richest Men in the World gained another $64 billion

By Liz Theoharis and William D. Hartung ( Tomdispatch.com ) – With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, advocates for peace, social […]

Tomdispatch

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Trump’s Envoy Witkoff on Gaza Deal:  “Now We Have to Implement it”

Trump’s Envoy Witkoff on Gaza Deal: “Now We Have to Implement it”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, gave an interview with Fox Cable News. Below I will […]

Juan Cole

Nonviolence
Can nonviolent Struggle defeat a Dictator? This Database emphatically says Yes

Can nonviolent Struggle defeat a Dictator? This Database emphatically says Yes

The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent campaigns. ( Waging Nonviolence ) – With Donald […]

George Lakey

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