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Helena Cobban

Helena Cobban

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Jan 16

Trump’s Iran backdown

There was Trump, on Tuesday, shouting all over the internet, “Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING — TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! … HELP IS…

Trump’s Iran backdown

Helena Cobban

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Sep 27, 2025

A Jewish State in Palestine: The UN’s Original Sin?

On a day when an indicted war criminal and the author and Kommandant of an ongoing genocide gets to speak from the rostrum of the world’s…

A Jewish State in Palestine: The UN’s Original Sin?

Helena Cobban

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Jul 12, 2025

Extent of the US-Israeli backfire in their June war on Iran

On July 1, Sina Toossi published an important piece in Foreign Policy mag in which he argued that the “12-day war” that the US-Israeli…

Extent of the US-Israeli backfire in their June war on Iran

Helena Cobban

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Jun 26, 2025

The US-Israel war on Iran: Takeaway #2, the China-Iran angle

Very few people in the ‘West’ have yet paid much attention to the very significant contribution that China has made, behind the scenes, to…

The US-Israel war on Iran: Takeaway #2, the China-Iran angle

Helena Cobban

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Jun 26, 2025

The US-Israel war on Iran: Takeaway #1, the stalemate

London-based security analyst Mark Sleboda gave one good initial smmary of the takeaways from this war, as summarized here by Bernhard of…

The US-Israel war on Iran: Takeaway #1, the stalemate

Helena Cobban

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Apr 25, 2025

China displays its chops in tech, mil-tech, manufacturing- and even political philosophy…

On April 2, Pres. Trump launched a super-harsh economic “war” against China, slapping on the country a harsh initial round of his tariffs…

China displays its chops in tech, mil-tech, manufacturing- and even political philosophy…

Helena Cobban

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Apr 19, 2025

For the commanders of Western hegemony, cruelty is a vital tool

For Pres. Trump, cruelty is a vital tool as he bulldozes through all constitutional requirements to undertake (and publicize) exemplary…

For the commanders of Western hegemony, cruelty is a vital tool

Helena Cobban

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Mar 19, 2025

Speech policing, LSE style

In mid-March, I visited the U.K. for the London Book Fair and decided to add a few days to my visit to catch up with colleagues, friends…

Speech policing, LSE style

Helena Cobban

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Feb 4, 2025

Musk’s digital coup in Washington: Effects and prospects

The digital coup that Elon Musk launched to capture the U.S. government started on January 20 (though it had been prepared for many weeks…

Musk’s digital coup in Washington: Effects and prospects

Helena Cobban

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Dec 13, 2024

Syria’s collapse and the global balance

In the course of just ten days, starting November 28, the system of (Baath Party + military) governance that the Asad family had maintained…

Syria’s collapse and the global balance

Helena Cobban

Helena Cobban

Veteran analyst of global affairs, w/ some focus on West Asia. Pres., Just World Educational. Writes at Globalities.org.

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