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The Nation.
March 21, 2018
The prince wants to play the sort of role Nixon and Kissinger assigned to the shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. While they thought of the shah only as “policeman of the Gulf,” the crown prince has his eye on the whole Middle East. One of the duties he is seeking is blocking Iran's influence in the area.
Aljazeera.com
March 13, 2018
Newly appointed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has a controversial history. Where does he stand on the issues? ... Juan Cole, a visiting professor at Qatar University, was more direct about the US' new top diplomat, describing Pompeo as "out of control". Cole said that Pompeo is an "Iranophobe" whoÃâà...
The Intercept
March 9, 2018
(1) Anyone remotely familiar with the wars over the Middle East Studies Department at Columbia University, in which Weiss played a starring role, knows that ... As Professor Juan Cole wrote at the time: “The lesson for academics, and American society as a whole: McCarthyism is unacceptable except whenÃâà...
Mintpress News
March 5, 2018
Juan Cole is a public intellectual, prominent blogger and essayist, and the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He has written, edited, or translated 14 books and has authored 60 journal articles; His weblog on the contemporary Middle East is Informed Comment.
AlterNet
February 23, 2018
Those ratings that castigate Afghanistan and some other poor countries as hopelessly “corrupt” always imply that the United States is not corrupt. This year's report from Transparency International puts the US on a par with Austria, which is ridiculous. All kinds of people from politicians to businessmen wouldÃâà...
AlterNet
February 23, 2018
Those ratings that castigate Afghanistan and some other poor countries as hopelessly “corrupt” always imply that the United States is not corrupt. This year's report from Transparency International puts the US on a par with Austria, which is ridiculous. All kinds of people from politicians to businessmen wouldÃâà...
History News Network (HNN)
February 22, 2018
Juan Cole is Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan. He maintains a blog on US foreign policy and progressive politics,&. Corruption Perceptions Index 2017 | Transparency International. Info. Shopping. Tap to unmute. If playback doesn't beginÃâà...
gvwire.com
February 20, 2018
In the face of two nations seeking to redefine political power in the Middle East, small Qatar has proven resilient and resisted their advances, writes Juan Cole in The Nation. On June 5, 2017, the leaders of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued a list of 13 demands for Qatar, including endingÃâà...
The Nation.
February 16, 2018
Not since Iraq's Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990, had Arab powers attempted so radically to redraw the Middle East map. This time, an American president stood with the aggressors rather than drew a line in the sand. Despite their much bigger populations, their massive petroleumÃâà...
Truthdig
August 9, 2017
Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan and the proprietor of the Informed Comment e-zine. ... the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East" (2014) and his books “Engaging the Muslim World” and “Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East” were publishedÃâà...
Middle East Forum
December 31, 1999
Aslan's hyperbole illustrates the Middle East studies establishment's rejection of the Trump administration's policy changes to American involvement in the ... University of Michigan professor Juan Cole also expressed an abiding faith in the JCPOA, claiming in December 2017 that the deal "closed off all fourÃâà...
WBEZ
December 31, 1999
... to al-Assad claim people are being treated for exposure to chlorine gas. We'll get analysis from Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan and publisher of the Informed Comment blog. His most recent book is The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East.
History News Network (HNN)
December 31, 1999
Juan Cole is Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan. He maintains a blog on US foreign policy and progressive politics, Informed Comment. His newest book is, The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East (Simon andÃâà...
