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    Ukraine crisis could produce an unexpected winner: Iran
    James M. Dorsey
    • 17 hours ago
    • 4 min

    Ukraine crisis could produce an unexpected winner: Iran

    By James M. Dorsey Iran potentially could emerge as an unintended winner in the escalating crisis over Ukraine. That is, if Russian...
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    Kazakhstan has lessons for the Gulf
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 13
    • 4 min

    Kazakhstan has lessons for the Gulf

    James M. Dorsey Russia's intervention in Kazakhstan contains a cautionary message for Gulf foreign ministers visiting Beijing this week....
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    Is Kazakhstan Russia’s next Ukraine?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 4
    • 4 min

    Is Kazakhstan Russia’s next Ukraine?

    By James M. Dorsey With Russian troops massing on Ukraine's borders, it's not only Ukrainians who worry about what President Vladimir...
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    Are Arab militias losing their usefulness for Iran?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 4 min

    Are Arab militias losing their usefulness for Iran?

    By James M. Dorsey Iranian support for Arab militias has long threatened Iran's detractors, unable to develop an effective...
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    Saudi religious moderation is as much pr as it is theology
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Saudi religious moderation is as much pr as it is theology

    November 30, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Mohammed Ali al-Husseini, one of Saudi Arabia’s newest naturalized citizens, ticks all the boxes...
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    UAE chalks up diplomatic successes with uncertain payoffs
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    UAE chalks up diplomatic successes with uncertain payoffs

    November 25, 2021 By James M. Dorsey It has been a good week for United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. Headline-grabbing,...
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    Tackling migration crises: Fighting corruption may help
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 5 min

    Tackling migration crises: Fighting corruption may help

    By James M. Dorsey Twenty-three-year-old Mohamed Rasheed was at a loss after returning to Iraq from a grueling failed attempt to cross...
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    Qatari World Cup sparks healthy controversy across multiple issues
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Qatari World Cup sparks healthy controversy across multiple issues

    November 23, 2021 By James M. Dorsey When seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wore a helmet this weekend featuring the...
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    A new world: The Middle East tries cooperation alongside competition
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    A new world: The Middle East tries cooperation alongside competition

    Just in case there were any doubts, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu demonstrated with his visit to Lebanon this week that...
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    A new world: The Middle East tries cooperation alongside competition
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    A new world: The Middle East tries cooperation alongside competition

    November 20, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Just in case there were any doubts, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu demonstrated with his...
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    Saudi keeps eye on religious ball in global competition for talent
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    Saudi keeps eye on religious ball in global competition for talent

    By James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has tamed his kingdom’s ultra-conservative religious establishment and made...
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    Saudi keeps eye on religious ball in global competition for talent
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    Saudi keeps eye on religious ball in global competition for talent

    November 17, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has tamed his kingdom’s ultra-conservative religious...
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    Pulling back from the brink: Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Pulling back from the brink: Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control

    November 14, 2021 By James M Dorsey The family of nations is balancing on the edge of an abyss as mushrooming religious and ethnic...
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    Whither Muslim solidarity and moderation?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Whither Muslim solidarity and moderation?

    November 11, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki AlFaisal Al Saud must have gotten his tenses mixed up...
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    Whither Muslim solidarity and moderation?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Whither Muslim solidarity and moderation?

    By James M. Dorsey Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki AlFaisal Al Saud must have gotten his tenses mixed up when he asserted in...
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    South Asia replaces the Middle East as the epicentre of Muslim religious ultra-conservatism
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    South Asia replaces the Middle East as the epicentre of Muslim religious ultra-conservatism

    November 08, 2021 By James M. Dorsey As Middle Eastern states attempt to manage their political and security differences, Muslim-majority...
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    How much is religious soft power worth? Indonesian President Jokowi searches for answers in Abu Dhab
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    How much is religious soft power worth? Indonesian President Jokowi searches for answers in Abu Dhab

    November 06, 2021 By James M. Dorsey An Indonesian promise to work with the United Arab Emirates to promote ‘moderate’ Islam raises...
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