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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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Sharp Rise in Number of Palestinian Children Killed by Israeli Military in 2018

Sharp Rise in Number of Palestinian Children Killed by Israeli Military in 2018

Children in Palestine comprise 45% of the total population

Maan News Agency

Health Care
The Measure of our Happiness: Our Miserable Plutocracy

The Measure of our Happiness: Our Miserable Plutocracy

Most policies adopted by our government are those that favor the economic elite and business interests.

H. Patricia Hynes

astronomy and outer space
The Coming Great Satellite Space War between Nuclear-Armed India and Pakistan

The Coming Great Satellite Space War between Nuclear-Armed India and Pakistan

In late March, India launched a rocket shooting down one of its satellites, proving it could preemptively “blind” the Pakistanis

Dilip Hiro

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Dear Trump: Top 7 Signs Puerto Ricans might be Americans

Dear Trump: Top 7 Signs Puerto Ricans might be Americans

When they move to the mainland and reside in a state, they can vote for president

Juan Cole

Islam
Muhammad: an anticlerical hero of the European Enlightenment

Muhammad: an anticlerical hero of the European Enlightenment

Some saw Islam as a pure form of monotheism close to philosophic Deism

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Plutocracy
It's the Corporations, Stupid.  Russia Collusion was never the Real Scandal

It’s the Corporations, Stupid. Russia Collusion was never the Real Scandal

Arm in arm with the private prison industry, they’ve loosened federal restraints on private detention facilities

Peter Certo

Algeria
Arab Spring Pt. 2?  Massive Crowds forced out Bouteflika, but What Next for Algeria?

Arab Spring Pt. 2? Massive Crowds forced out Bouteflika, but What Next for Algeria?

What will become of the entrenched political, military, business and tribal interests?

Brian Whitaker

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Senators Grill Rick Perry on Transfer of Nuclear Info to Saudi Arabia Despite "Troubling Actions"

Senators Grill Rick Perry on Transfer of Nuclear Info to Saudi Arabia Despite “Troubling Actions”

“Many deeply troubling actions and statements that have provoked alarm in Congress”

Juan Cole

Neoliberalism
"Free" Markets and the Attack on Democracy

“Free” Markets and the Attack on Democracy

The neoliberal deification of markets has many parents.

John Buell

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