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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 11, 2022
- 5 min
Biden goes to Riyadh: Realism may not need to trump principle
By James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 8, 2022
- 4 min
The India-Gulf Spat: Protagonists in glass houses
James M. Dorsey Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 2, 2022
- 4 min
Ukraine joins Afghanistan and Yemen in shaping Gulf rivalries
James M. Dorsey The US withdrawal from Afghanistan was a geopolitical watershed. Its shockwaves continue to reverberate and are magnified...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 29, 2022
- 4 min
Contesting Russia requires renewed US engagement in Central Asia
James M. Dorsey When US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III declared that Washington wanted to see Russia so “weakened" that it would...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 26, 2022
- 4 min
Imaging the day after a Russian conquest of Kyiv: Not a pretty picture
By James M. Dorsey It may be only a matter of time before Russian troops control the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and topple President...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 29, 2021
- 4 min
Pakistan revamps education at the point of a gun
By James M. Dorsey Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is a rare clerical voice in Pakistan. A prominent religious scholar and former member of the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 25, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 14, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 11, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 8, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 4, 2021
- 5 min
Ultraconservative triumph puts Pakistan at risk
November 04, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan may have averted for now further violence by caving in to...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 30, 2021
- 5 min
Religious ultra-conservatism has a field day in Pakistan. It puts Saudi Arabia on the Spot
October 30, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism is having a field day. Barely three months after the Taliban claimed...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 27, 2021
- 4 min
The pendulum gradually swings towards international engagement with the Taliban
October 27, 2021 By James M. Dorsey The Taliban and Pakistan, both viewed warily by the West and others in the international community,...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 17, 2021
- 5 min
Shaping US Middle East policy amidst failing states, failed democratization and increased activism
Source: Middle East Report, Spring 2020 nbr 294 https://merip.org/2020/06/exit-empire/ By James M. Dorsey The future of US engagement in...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 7, 2021
- 5 min
Comparing textbooks: Even Afghanistan scores better than Pakistan
By James M. Dorsey Societal struggles and reform often take unexpected turns in vast swaths of land stretching from the Middle East into...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 1, 2021
- 5 min
Afghanistan highlights link between religious soft power and Gulf security
By James M. Dorsey When Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Thani this week described the Taliban’s repressive...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 21, 2021
- 7 min
A shift in militants’ strategy could shine a more positive light on failed US policy
By James M. Dorsey A paradigm shift in jihadist thinking suggests that the US invasion of Afghanistan may prove to have achieved more...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 14, 2021
- 7 min
Initial Taliban moves fail to convince Afghanistan’s neighbours
By James M. Dorsey The Taliban’s record in recent weeks on making good on promises to respect human and women’s rights as well as uphold...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 12, 2021
- 4 min
To include or not include? China-led SCO weighs Iranian membership
By James M. Dorsey The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan may help Iran reduce its international isolation. At least, that’s what the...
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