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A Triple Entente?  Türkiye interested in joining Saudi-Pakistan Nuclear Security Pact
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A Triple Entente? Türkiye interested in joining Saudi-Pakistan Nuclear Security Pact

Juan Cole

Allies of the US in the Middle East no longer trust Washington to protect them from Israel

Trump’s Gaza Board and the Return of Colonialism

Trump’s Gaza Board and the Return of Colonialism

01/19/2026 By Middle East Monitor

What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

What Iran’s latest Protests tell us about Power, Memory and Resistance

01/19/2026 By The Conversation

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Hypocrisy over IRS Bomber

Hypocrisy over IRS Bomber

If you hate the US government for collecting taxes from you and are willing to fly a plane into a Federal building, you just might […]

Juan Cole

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Haqqani Son Killed in Drone Attack; 2 Taliban Leaders Captured; 4 NATO Troops KIA in Marjah

Haqqani Son Killed in Drone Attack; 2 Taliban Leaders Captured; 4 NATO Troops KIA in Marjah

A US drone strike on N. Waziristan has allegedly killed Muhammad Haqqani, a son of guerrilla leader Jalaluddin Haqqani. The Haqqani network is considered particularly […]

Juan Cole

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The Decline of the Israeli Right and the Increasing Desperation of the ‘Anti-Semitism’ Charge

The Decline of the Israeli Right and the Increasing Desperation of the ‘Anti-Semitism’ Charge

The great divide between liberal Jewish Americans and the Israeli Right has lurked as an issue since the Likud Party first challenged Labor dominance in […]

Juan Cole

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Corporate Media Hype Tea Partiers Way beyond their Actual Significance

Corporate Media Hype Tea Partiers Way beyond their Actual Significance

Percentage of Americans who favor socialism: 20 Percentage of Americans involved in Tea Party Movement: 11 (Support for Tea Party is also about 12%). Number […]

Juan Cole

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US Intelligence Led to Baradar Capture; Marjah Campaign Slows in Face of Snipers, IEDs

US Intelligence Led to Baradar Capture; Marjah Campaign Slows in Face of Snipers, IEDs

As the Marjah campaign continued in Afghanistan, the LAT reports that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was captured in Karachi, Pakistan, in large part because of […]

Juan Cole

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OSC: Afghan Minority Parties Unenthusiastic About Reconciliation with Taliban

OSC: Afghan Minority Parties Unenthusiastic About Reconciliation with Taliban

The USG Open Source Center analyzes the stances of the parties representing the Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazara Shiite minorities in Afghanistan and finds that they […]

Juan Cole

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Mullah Baradar, No. 2 Man in Old Taliban, Captured by ISI in Karachi

Mullah Baradar, No. 2 Man in Old Taliban, Captured by ISI in Karachi

The NYT broke the news that the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence, with the cooperation of US intelligence, captured Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar a few days ago. […]

Juan Cole

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Marines Meet Roadside Bombs, Sniping in Marjah; 12 Civilians Killed in Rocket Attack

Marines Meet Roadside Bombs, Sniping in Marjah; 12 Civilians Killed in Rocket Attack

In the pincer move of British, US/ NATO and Afghan forces on Marjah in poppy-rich Helmand Province, the Taliban have behaved differently in each area. […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Secular, Nationalist Candidates; Bombings Target Campaign HQs

Iraqi Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Secular, Nationalist Candidates; Bombings Target Campaign HQs

A string of bombings on Sunday targeted political offices of those parties willing to contest the March 7 parliamentary elections, including secular Sunnis. The violence […]

Juan Cole

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