Munich gives way to Soccer v. Jihad
Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early proprietor of The...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 11, 2020
- 8 min
“An outbreak anywhere is an outbreak everywhere”
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
- Mar 16, 2020
- 4 min
Coronavirus: The Middle East’s lessons not learnt and missed opportunities
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
- Feb 1, 2020
- 4 min
Protesters push Arab militaries off their pedestal
"No Constitution Under Military Rule"/ Credit: Gigi Ibrahim By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 1, 2020
- 4 min
2019 was a decade of defiance and dissent. The 2020s are likely to be no different.
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 19, 2019
- 4 min
Middle Eastern protests: A tug of war over who has the longer breath
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
- Oct 28, 2019
- 5 min
Popular Protest: How effective is it?
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
- Oct 8, 2019
- 4 min
Learning lessons: Protesters stay one step ahead of rulers
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
- Aug 30, 2019
- 4 min
Protest: The King is dead, long live the king
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 19, 2019
- 4 min
Algerian soccer success is a double-edged sword
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
- Jun 5, 2019
- 5 min
Defying authority: Arab, Russia and Pakistan protesters learn lessons of 2011
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 27, 2019
- 4 min
Arab power struggles: “The King is dead, long live the King”
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 23, 2019
- 6 min
Sudan puts Saudi-UAE religious and cheque book diplomacy to the test
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 17, 2019
- 4 min
Battling for the Future: Arab Protests 2.0
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 4, 2019
- 5 min
Middle Eastern protests challenge debilitating Gulf counterrevolution
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr Much of the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 23, 2019
- 4 min
The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities
By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at Brookings seminar in Doha: Lessons from the 2019 Asian Cup: Sports, Globalization, and Politics in...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 2, 2019
- 6 min
Once the backbone of Middle Eastern protests, ultras are down but not out
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr Ali Issa...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 8, 2018
- 5 min
Saudi effort to isolate Iran internationally produces results
By James M. Dorsey Saudi efforts to isolate Iran internationally are producing results in North Africa and Central Asia. Authorities and...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 25, 2018
- 4 min
Make Wine Not War: Wineism’s recipe for a sustainable political future
Source: CNN By James M. Dorsey When Miguel Torres, scion of an iconic Spanish winemaking dynasty, described the impact of the Catalan...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 6, 2018
- 4 min
Arabs leverage lucrative nuclear contracts to enhance security and keep options open
By James M. Dorsey Controversy in South Korea over a secret military clause in a nine-year old agreement to build the United Arab...
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