James M. DorseyJan 7, 20215 minGulf state religious moderation falls by the wayside in PakistanBy James M. Dorsey Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the...
James M. DorseyJan 4, 20214 minErdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategyBy James M. Dorsey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s...
James M. DorseyJan 1, 20214 minIndonesia potentially set to take on China and claim leadership of ‘moderate’ IslamBy James M. Dorsey President Joko Widodo’s recent cabinet reshuffle suggests that Indonesia may adopt a more critical attitude towards...
James M. DorseyDec 24, 20205 minTurkey gambles in bid to rival China as a key supply chain nodeBy James M. Dorsey A projected sharp reduction in trade between the United States and China in the next two years coupled with moves to...
James M. DorseyDec 17, 20205 minTurkish shadow boxing reflects growing rivalry with IranBy James M. Dorsey Turkey is leveraging its successful backing of Azerbaijan’s recent war against Armenia to counter Iran in the Caucasus...