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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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Israeli Squatter-Settlers on Palestinian Land rule the roost in Israel, but at what cost?

Israeli Squatter-Settlers on Palestinian Land rule the roost in Israel, but at what cost?

(Middle East Monitor) – Jewish Israeli settlers are on a roll as they rampage across the occupied Palestinian West Bank. While settler violence is part […]

Ramzy Baroud

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Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar's support for Palestinians is like the Anti-Colonialism of George Washington

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s support for Palestinians is like the Anti-Colonialism of George Washington

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib did a press conference on Monday in response to their having been barred by […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
2084? Is Trump the one who Takes us into the Age of Big Brother?

2084? Is Trump the one who Takes us into the Age of Big Brother?

(Tomdispatch.com) – I, Winston Smith… I mean, Tom Engelhardt… have not just been reading a dystopian novel, but, it seems, living one — and I […]

Tom Engelhardt

Climate Change
New research shows that Antarctica's largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean

New research shows that Antarctica’s largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean

By Dan Lowry | – Scientists have long been concerned about the potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its contribution to global […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israel won’t silence Tlaib, Omar by banning them from entry

Israel won’t silence Tlaib, Omar by banning them from entry

By Kamel Hawwash |@kamelhawwash | – US Representatives, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, a thorn in the side of the American establishment and the pro-Israel […]

Middle East Monitor

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In major Defeat for Trump Warhawks, Gibraltar Releases Iran Tanker, citing European Law

In major Defeat for Trump Warhawks, Gibraltar Releases Iran Tanker, citing European Law

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Aljazeera reports that its correspondent in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, Andrew Simmons, confirms that a tanker carrying $140 […]

Juan Cole

Antisemitism
A Special Postcard: Speaking out against Concentration Camps, by a Survivor

A Special Postcard: Speaking out against Concentration Camps, by a Survivor

By Anne-Ruth Wertheim A special postcard Note 1) Translation in English: Penny Sandford & Wiesje Wijngaarden On 18 December 1944 my mother, my sister, my […]

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Donald Trump
America as a Company Town: Royal Dutch Shell Workers in Penna. Coerced to Show up for Trump

America as a Company Town: Royal Dutch Shell Workers in Penna. Coerced to Show up for Trump

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Anya Litvak at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a contractor handling the Trump appearance at the Royal Dutch Shell plant […]

Juan Cole

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After Tlaib & Omar are Barred by Netanyahu, why would any Self-Respecting Dem Congressman do the AIPAC Tour Again??

After Tlaib & Omar are Barred by Netanyahu, why would any Self-Respecting Dem Congressman do the AIPAC Tour Again??

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has barred Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting Israel. This is an about-face […]

Juan Cole

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