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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
Russia, Turkey, Iran Delighted at US Syria Withdrawal

Russia, Turkey, Iran Delighted at US Syria Withdrawal

Erdogan said the planned US pull-out made it more important for other foreign powers to work together in Syria

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Voter Suppression: Bedouin Villages have no Polling Stations

Israeli Voter Suppression: Bedouin Villages have no Polling Stations

The Central Elections Committee chairman rejected call to provide transportation to voters in unrecognized villages

Maan News Agency

Arms Sales
"Why Should we believe anything You Say?" How Ilhan Omar Nailed Elliot Abrams for Iran-Contra Lies

“Why Should we believe anything You Say?” How Ilhan Omar Nailed Elliot Abrams for Iran-Contra Lies

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ilhan Omar (D-MN) grilled Elliot Abrams yesterday, holding his feet to the fire about his having lied to Congress (to […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Russia, Turkey and Iran are holding a Summit on Syria and not inviting Trump

Russia, Turkey and Iran are holding a Summit on Syria and not inviting Trump

Around 2,000 US troops are due to be pulled out of the region following a surprise announcement by President Donald Trump

AFP

Yemen
Curtailing Trump War Powers, House Votes to End US Help to Saudi’s Yemen War

Curtailing Trump War Powers, House Votes to End US Help to Saudi’s Yemen War

Eighteen Republicans joined all voting Democrats in supporting the measure, a striking curtailment of presidential war powers.

AFP

nuclear weapons
"Strategic" Atomic Weapons rolled out in Preparation for a Thinkable Nuclear War

“Strategic” Atomic Weapons rolled out in Preparation for a Thinkable Nuclear War

Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War, “a national grassroots initiative to fundamentally change U.S. nuclear weapons policy”

James Carroll

Human Rights
Iran's Bizarre Prosecution and Torture of . . . Environmentalists?

Iran’s Bizarre Prosecution and Torture of . . . Environmentalists?

Detainees Allege Torture in Detention

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
The Age of Environmental Breakdown:  We need the Green New Deal Now!

The Age of Environmental Breakdown: We need the Green New Deal Now!

The emergency is the “extent, severity, pace and closing window of opportunity to avoid potentially catastrophic outcomes”

Juan Cole

journalism
BBC Demands Review After Cameraman Attacked when Trump Whips Mob into anti-Press Frenzy

BBC Demands Review After Cameraman Attacked when Trump Whips Mob into anti-Press Frenzy

his cameraman was pushed and shoved by the unidentified assailant “after the president repeatedly goaded the crowd over supposed media bias.”

AFP

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