China and the Middle East: Venturing into the Maelstrom
JAMES M. DORSEY China and the Middle East Venturing into the Maelstrom PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 2018 September 27, 2018 By Ed Pulford For all...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 10, 2018
- 5 min
Turkic Muslims: China and the Muslim world’s Achilles Heel
By James M. Dorsey A list of 26 predominantly Muslim countries considered sensitive by China reflects Chinese concerns that they could...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 30, 2018
- 6 min
Self-fulfilling prophecies: Chinese fear attacks by Uyghur jihadists
By James M. Dorsey A seemingly obsessive fear of Uyghur nationalist and religious sentiment has prompted Chinese leaders to contemplate...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 24, 2018
- 5 min
Securing Xinjiang: China adds security component to Belt and Road initiative
By James M. Dorsey China appears to be shifting gears in its multi-billion dollar Belt and Road initiative. Long projected as driven by...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 19, 2018
- 5 min
A double-edged sword: China and Pakistan link up with fibreoptic cable
By James M. Dorsey This month’s inauguration of a fibreoptic cable linking Pakistan with China could prove to be a double-edged sword....
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 27, 2018
- 4 min
Iran’s Chabahar port is where Asian and Middle Eastern rivalries collide
Credit: GlobalVillageSpace By James M. Dorsey Iran’s Indian-back port of Chabahar, inaugurated months before the United States re-imposed...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 12, 2018
- 5 min
Middle Eastern rivalry spills onto Asian soccer pitches
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s bitter rivalry with Iran has spilled onto Asian soccer pitches with the newly created South West Asian...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 2, 2018
- 5 min
Shifting energy import patterns enhance China’s clout in the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey Subtle shifts in Chinese energy imports suggest that China may be able to exert influence in the Middle East in...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 4, 2018
- 5 min
China moves to counter violent and non-violent expressions of Uighur identity
By James M. Dorsey China is moving on multiple fronts to pre-empt in the short-term Uighur foreign fighters fleeing Syria and Iraq from...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 9, 2018
- 5 min
Smoking and drinking: Churchill sets an example today’s Western leaders can learn from
By James M. Dorsey To understand that Western emphasis on human rights is at best a fig leaf to do business with autocrats whose rule is...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 28, 2018
- 5 min
China’s dilemma: Balancing support for militants with struggle against political violence
By James M. Dorsey China’s recent failure to shield Pakistan from censorship by an international anti-terrorism funding and anti-money...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 13, 2018
- 5 min
Chinese extradition request puts crackdown on Uyghurs in the spotlight
A Chinese demand for the extradition of 11 Uyghurs from Malaysia puts the spotlight on China’s roll-out of one of the world's most...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 8, 2017
- 5 min
Tackling Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism: A Pakistani-US collision in the making
By James M. Dorsey A recent government surrender to militant demands for stricter adherence to Islam mediated by the military coupled...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 5, 2017
- 5 min
BRICS potentially strengthens Trumps hand in tackling Pakistani support of militants
By James M. Dorsey Pakistan, already furious and reeling from US President Donald J. Trump’s threat to sanction it for supporting...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 30, 2017
- 9 min
Trump's Afghan Military Solution Will Fail (JMD on The Real News Network)
August 29, 2017 Trump's Afghan Military Solution Will Fail James Dorsey tells Paul Jay that Trump's plan is to force the Taliban to...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 26, 2017
- 8 min
Pakistan’s security issues
By James M. Dorsey Remarks at ISAS Panel Discussion: Pakistan in challenging times, 25 August 2017 The facetious answer to the question,...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 22, 2017
- 5 min
Trump draws geopolitical battle lines in South Asia
By James M. Dorsey President Donald J. Trump has drawn battle lines in South Asia that are likely to have a ripple effect across Eurasia:...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 22, 2017
- 7 min
Football: Second religion of the Middle East (MEE Book Review)
How the world’s most popular sport has huge impact on politics and society The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer is one of the...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 14, 2017
- 7 min
Conflict in the Middle East threatens Pakistan and lynchpin of China’s One Belt, One Road
By James M. Dorsey Increasingly caught up in the Middle East’s multiple conflicts, Pakistan is struggling to balance relations with...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 13, 2017
- 21 min
Towards a New World Order in Eurasia: The 21st Century’s Great Game (Part 3)
By James M. Dorsey Translating ambition into reality IS’s targeting of China called into question the strategy underlying CIPEC. In a...
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