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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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People are Happier and Saner if they Eat more Fruit and Vegetables

People are Happier and Saner if they Eat more Fruit and Vegetables

Measures of mental well-being improved where young adults were asked to eat two extra portions of fruit and vegetables a day

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine and the Israel-Saudi Arabia Alliance

Palestine and the Israel-Saudi Arabia Alliance

Through engagement, there is more of a chance for Saudi Arabia to return to the Arab Peace Initiative

Al-Shabaka

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Did the National Enquirer blackmail Amazon's Jeff Bezos to Protect the Saudi Crown Prince?

Did the National Enquirer blackmail Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to Protect the Saudi Crown Prince?

Bezos alleges that the investigation of the Saudi connection most alarmed Mr. Pecker, and precipitated the attempt to blackmail the Amazon CEO

Juan Cole

Green Energy
"Sun is Setting on Dirty Energy:" Green New Deal Resolution's New Era of Climate Action

“Sun is Setting on Dirty Energy:” Green New Deal Resolution’s New Era of Climate Action

By Jake Johnson, staff writer | – (Commondreams.org) – “When we look back on today, this will be the moment we will be able to […]

Common Dreams

Immigration
"Make America Cruel Again:" Trump's War on Immigrants

“Make America Cruel Again:” Trump’s War on Immigrants

The U.S. government “is allowing people who would otherwise qualify for resettlement to live under conditions that could kill them.”

Arnold R. Isaacs

Iran
Iran Politics a “Powderkeg” of Corruption and Repression as Revolution Turns 40

Iran Politics a “Powderkeg” of Corruption and Repression as Revolution Turns 40

Concern over corruption by successive governments has become a “powderkeg”

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Congress Toughening toward Saudis amid Report Prince Threatened ‘Bullet’ for Khashoggi

Congress Toughening toward Saudis amid Report Prince Threatened ‘Bullet’ for Khashoggi

US intelligence understood that the ambitious 33-year-old heir apparent was ready to kill the journalist

AFP

Climate Change
Last 5 Years Hottest on Record:  NASA, NOAA; & World Hotter than any time in 120,000 years

Last 5 Years Hottest on Record: NASA, NOAA; & World Hotter than any time in 120,000 years

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The National Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) and its sister agency NOAA report that the past 5 years are the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Grand Ayatollah Sistani Slaps down Trump: You may not use Iraq against its Neighbors

Grand Ayatollah Sistani Slaps down Trump: You may not use Iraq against its Neighbors

“Iraq wants balanced relations with neighboring countries, avoiding interfering in their internal affairs or detracting from their sovereignty.”

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