The Qatar World Cup: Footballing for soft power
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 19, 2022
- 25 min
The 2022 World Cup: Qatar's Make-or-Break Moment
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 3, 2022
- 5 min
With Al Qaeda down but not out, killing Zawahiri is symbolic
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
New Books Network: Interview with Peter Mandaville, editor of Wahhabism and the World
James M. Dorsey Peter Mandaville, Wahhabism and the World: Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam, Oxford University...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
Conflict in Ethiopia extends the Greater Middle East’s arc of crisis
By James M. Dorsey and Alessandro Arduino Ethiopia, an African darling of the international community, is sliding towards civil war as...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 18, 2020
- 4 min
The battle for Libya: The UAE calls the shots
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 3, 2019
- 5 min
Global protests: Russia and China risk ending up on the wrong side of history
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 31, 2019
- 5 min
Saudi Iranian rivalry polarises Nigerian Muslims
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 3, 2019
- 4 min
UAE withdraws from Yemen: Managing alliances and reputational threats
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 12, 2019
- 9 min
Illiberals and autocrats unite to craft a new world media order
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr Underlying...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 28, 2018
- 5 min
Lack of global leadership spurs instability in the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey With multiple Middle Eastern disputes threatening to spill out of control, United Arab Emirates minister of state for...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 26, 2018
- 4 min
Saudi oil shipment halt: A potential watershed in the Yemen war
By James M. Dorsey A spike in oil prices as a result of a temporary halt in shipments through the strategic Bab el Mandeb strait may be...
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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
- Jun 20, 2018
- 5 min
The Saudi-Moroccan spat: Competing for the mantle of moderate Islam
King Mohammed prays in a mosque in Zanzibar By James M. Dorsey Lurking in the background of a Saudi-Moroccan spat over World Cup hosting...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 16, 2018
- 4 min
Sovereign wealth funds: Investment vehicles or political operators?
Credit: Al Bawardi Critchlow By James M. Dorsey The $6.85 billion acquisition in 2006 of Peninsular & Oriental (P&O) Steam Navigation...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 23, 2017
- 4 min
Qatar scores, at least on the soccer pitch
By James M. Dorsey Qatar won more than a symbolic victory with a decision by European soccer body UEFA to award controversial television...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 7, 2017
- 5 min
Left with no choice: Egypt allows fans to attend international soccer matches
By James M. Dorsey Caught between a rock and a hard place, Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has agreed to allow...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 13, 2017
- 5 min
Stepping up the pressure: Saudi strong arms Muslim nations to take sides in Gulf crisis
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia, in a first move to pressure mostly Muslim states to join its campaign against Qatar, has persuaded six...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 21, 2017
- 16 min
Creating Frankenstein: Saudi Arabia's ultra-conservative footprint in Africa
Creating Frankenstein: Saudi Arabia's ultra-conservative footprint in Africa By James M. Dorsey Annotated remarks at Terrorism in Africa...
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