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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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Israel/ Palestine
Is Piers Morgan normalizing Israel’s Genocide?

Is Piers Morgan normalizing Israel’s Genocide?

( Counterpunch ) – Since October 7, 2023, white settler propaganda has ramped up through two insidious tactics targeting western audiences. The first rationalizes Israel’s […]

Yoav Litvin

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Syrians finally Won the Arab Spring; Can they avoid Pitfalls and Win Democracy?

Syrians finally Won the Arab Spring; Can they avoid Pitfalls and Win Democracy?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Syrian Revolution of 2024 has succeeded in deposing the al-Assad dynasty, in power since 1970, throwing off the rule […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump is Already Rewarding Fossil Fuel CEOs; That’s not Good for Consumers or the Planet

Trump is Already Rewarding Fossil Fuel CEOs; That’s not Good for Consumers or the Planet

If you think fossil fuel profits lead to better prices, then look again at the Biden administration. ( Otherwords.org ) – During his campaign, Donald […]

Sonali Kolhatkar

Climate Crisis
On Climate Change, the International Court of Justice faces a pivotal Choice

On Climate Change, the International Court of Justice faces a pivotal Choice

By Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Lund University (The Conversation) – What legal obligations do states have to fight climate change? Should high-emitting countries be held responsible for […]

The Conversation

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Why Iran can’t Stand up for the al-Assad Government:  Russia isn’t Offering Air Support

Why Iran can’t Stand up for the al-Assad Government: Russia isn’t Offering Air Support

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The strategic situation in Syria is dire for the Baathist government of Bashar al-Assad. Typically in military history, if an […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Ben-Gvir seeks plan for Trump to instigate Palestinian Migration from Gaza

Ben-Gvir seeks plan for Trump to instigate Palestinian Migration from Gaza

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel intends to present a plan to US President-elect Donald Trump aimed at encouraging migration and settlement in Gaza, […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
A ‘Future of Dust’ – Why, in Evil Times, Writers have a Responsibility to take Sides (Jeff Sparrow)

A ‘Future of Dust’ – Why, in Evil Times, Writers have a Responsibility to take Sides (Jeff Sparrow)

By Jeff Sparrow, The University of Melbourne (The Conversation) – We must ask for no references to Gaza/Palestine/Israel as it’s a very sensitive topic in […]

The Conversation

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Turkish Right celebrates Syrian Rebel Offensive, while Left Fears Partition and Turmoil

Turkish Right celebrates Syrian Rebel Offensive, while Left Fears Partition and Turmoil

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After four years of frozen conflict, Syrian rebels, mainly from the Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and […]

Volkan Isbasaran

Syria
The Russia - Iran - Assad ‘Axis of the Vulnerable’ is Cracking in Syria

The Russia – Iran – Assad ‘Axis of the Vulnerable’ is Cracking in Syria

By Scott Lucas, University College Dublin (The Conversation) – The so-called “axis of the vulnerable” is breaking in Syria. Starting in 2016, Russia and Iran, […]

The Conversation

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