James M. DorseyMar 31, 20224 minAlways a major Middle Eastern power, Israel now takes centre stageBy James M. Dorsey A straightforward message emerged from this week’s meeting in the Negev desert of the foreign ministers of four Arab...
James M. DorseyMar 26, 20222 minRivals in the Gulf by David H. Warren James M. Dorsey Rivals in the Gulf: Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, Abdullah Bin Bayyah, and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf...
James M. DorseyMar 23, 20225 minAutocratic vs. Democratic Islam = UAE vs. IndonesiaJames M. Dorsey Indonesia has emerged as a primary battleground between democratic and autocratic visions of Islam in the 21st century....
James M. DorseyMar 20, 20225 minIn Saudi Arabia, dance maybe, dissent noJames M. Dorsey Three scantily dressed samba dancers wearing traditional feather headdresses laid bare the limits of social...
James M. DorseyMar 17, 20224 minThe Gulf crisis has lessons for Vladimir Putin. Not all may work in his favourBy James M. Dorsey The Ukraine crisis may constitute a more impactful, historic watershed than the 1989 fall of the Berlin wall in the...