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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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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen undergoes emergency repairs after Internal Faction-Fighting

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen undergoes emergency repairs after Internal Faction-Fighting

( Al-Bab.com) – The Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen’s Houthis is undergoing emergency repairs following last week’s armed clashes between rival anti-Houthi forces. The […]

Brian Whitaker

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Harsh Collective Punishment of Gaza Palestinians aims at Ethnic Cleansing

Israel’s Harsh Collective Punishment of Gaza Palestinians aims at Ethnic Cleansing

By Motasem A Dalloul | @abujomaaGaza | – A Palestinian pharmacist from the Gaza Strip, Tamer Al-Sultan, 38, passed away last week in a hospital […]

Middle East Monitor

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Iran: All of a Sudden, Rouhani & Trump are Willing to Meet, Bucking their Hard Liners

Iran: All of a Sudden, Rouhani & Trump are Willing to Meet, Bucking their Hard Liners

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Fars News Agency reports that on Monday morning in the wake of Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif’s meeting with his […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Jewish Liberalism v. Jewish Nationalism:  How Trump's tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Pitched an Old Divide

Jewish Liberalism v. Jewish Nationalism: How Trump’s tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Pitched an Old Divide

By Noam Pianko |- President Trump recently asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deny entry to two Democratic congresswomen planning to visit Israel. Representatives […]

The Conversation

Democratic Party
Climate Fail: Big Oil is corrupting both Parties in Desperate Bid to Burn more Petroleum

Climate Fail: Big Oil is corrupting both Parties in Desperate Bid to Burn more Petroleum

By Daphne Wysham | – ( Otherwords.org) – Burning fossil fuels boils our planet — that much is generally well known. But often these fuels […]

OtherWords

Israel/ Palestine
The Democracy in Europe Movement Should Demand of Israel the international rule of law for Palestinians

The Democracy in Europe Movement Should Demand of Israel the international rule of law for Palestinians

By Arturo Desimone | – An appeal to The Democracy in Europe Movement 2025, or DiEM25, a pan-European political movement launched in 2015 by former […]

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Climate Change
Horrific Amazon Wildfires: How do they Threaten Us, and how can we stop them?

Horrific Amazon Wildfires: How do they Threaten Us, and how can we stop them?

By Jos Barlow and Alexander C. Lees | – Imagine a rainforest at dawn – the tall canopy laden with dripping ferns and orchids, tree […]

Juan Cole

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France Upstages Trump at G7 by Inviting Iran to Salvage Nuclear Deal

France Upstages Trump at G7 by Inviting Iran to Salvage Nuclear Deal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a surprise development, Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif suddenly flew to Biarritz on Sunday for meetings on the sidelines […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Iran: The 14 Defiant Women Who Want To end Gender Apartheid in The Islamic Republic

Iran: The 14 Defiant Women Who Want To end Gender Apartheid in The Islamic Republic

(RFE/RL) – Iranian human rights lawyer Guity Pourfazel wants to see change in her country and believes Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should step down […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

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