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Saudi religious soft power diplomacy eyes Washington and Jerusalem first and foremost

5 days ago
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Saudi religious soft power diplomacy eyes Washington and Jerusalem first and foremost

James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Geopolitics is written all over...

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China and the Middle East: Heading into Choppy Waters

James M. Dorsey

Jun 17
5 min

China and the Middle East: Heading into Choppy Waters

James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. China could be entering choppy...

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Recognising Israel: Any Asian volunteers?

James M. Dorsey

Jun 12
5 min

Recognising Israel: Any Asian volunteers?

James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. The question for Saudi Arabia and...

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Always a major Middle Eastern power, Israel now takes centre stage

James M. Dorsey

Mar 30
4 min

Always a major Middle Eastern power, Israel now takes centre stage

By James M. Dorsey A straightforward message emerged from this week’s meeting in the Negev desert of the foreign ministers of four Arab...

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Holocaust Museum in Indonesia highlights stakes in a battle for the soul of Islam

James M. Dorsey

Feb 4
4 min

Holocaust Museum in Indonesia highlights stakes in a battle for the soul of Islam

James M. Dorsey Controversy over the opening of Southeast Asia’s first Holocaust museum highlights differences in the Muslim world over...

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Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance

James M. Dorsey

Apr 13, 2021
4 min

Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance

By James M. Dorsey Sports governance worldwide has had the legs knocked out from under it. Yet, national and international sports...

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The Qatar World Cup: Dreaming of Bridging the Gulf Rift

James M. Dorsey

Oct 30, 2020
3 min

The Qatar World Cup: Dreaming of Bridging the Gulf Rift

By James M. Dorsey With the 2022 World Cup in Qatar only two years away, and a resolution of the three-year-old Gulf rift nowhere in...

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Ignore at your peril: Palestine ranks high in Arab public opinion

James M. Dorsey

Aug 22, 2020
4 min

Ignore at your peril: Palestine ranks high in Arab public opinion

By James M. Dorsey Rare polling of public opinion in Saudi Arabia suggests that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be more sensitive to...

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James M. Dorsey

Aug 13, 2020
4 min

Whither the Arab and the Muslim world?

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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Gulf Sands Shift as Anchors of Regional Security Loosen

James M. Dorsey

Jun 2, 2020
5 min

Gulf Sands Shift as Anchors of Regional Security Loosen

by James M. Dorsey | Jun 2, 2020 This story was first published in Inside Arabia A podcast version of this story is available on...

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Ending the Gulf crisis: Natural gas frames future Gulf relations

James M. Dorsey

Dec 7, 2019
4 min

Ending the Gulf crisis: Natural gas frames future Gulf relations

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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Mending Gulf fences could weaken support for US sanctions against Iran

James M. Dorsey

Nov 22, 2019
5 min

Mending Gulf fences could weaken support for US sanctions against Iran

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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Gulf soccer suggests that “The Times They Are a-Changin”

James M. Dorsey

Nov 12, 2019
4 min

Gulf soccer suggests that “The Times They Are a-Changin”

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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Diverging Gulf responses to Kashmir and Xinjiang ripple across Asia

James M. Dorsey

Aug 22, 2019
5 min

Diverging Gulf responses to Kashmir and Xinjiang ripple across Asia

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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Defying authority: Arab, Russia and Pakistan protesters learn lessons of 2011

James M. Dorsey

Jun 4, 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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The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities

James M. Dorsey

Mar 22, 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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A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage

James M. Dorsey

Feb 1, 2019
5 min

A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage

By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr Mounting...

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JMD on NBN External Powers and the Gulf Monarchies

James M. Dorsey

Dec 29, 2018
2 min

JMD on NBN External Powers and the Gulf Monarchies

JONATHAN FULTON AND LI-CHEN SIM, EDS. External Powers and the Gulf Monarchies ROUTLEDGE 2018 December 28, 2018 James M. Dorsey Jonathan...

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Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch

James M. Dorsey

Dec 16, 2018
12 min

Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch

By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. With the 2018 World Cup in...

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MbS: Riding roughshod or playing a risky game of bluff poker?

James M. Dorsey

Oct 14, 2018
6 min

MbS: Riding roughshod or playing a risky game of bluff poker?

By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. A stalemate in efforts to...

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Saudi religious soft power diplomacy eyes Washington and Jerusalem first and foremost

China and the Middle East: Heading into Choppy Waters

Recognising Israel: Any Asian volunteers?

Always a major Middle Eastern power, Israel now takes centre stage

Holocaust Museum in Indonesia highlights stakes in a battle for the soul of Islam

Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance

The Qatar World Cup: Dreaming of Bridging the Gulf Rift

Ignore at your peril: Palestine ranks high in Arab public opinion

Whither the Arab and the Muslim world?

Gulf Sands Shift as Anchors of Regional Security Loosen

Ending the Gulf crisis: Natural gas frames future Gulf relations

Mending Gulf fences could weaken support for US sanctions against Iran

Gulf soccer suggests that “The Times They Are a-Changin”

Diverging Gulf responses to Kashmir and Xinjiang ripple across Asia

Defying authority: Arab, Russia and Pakistan protesters learn lessons of 2011

The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities

A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage

JMD on NBN External Powers and the Gulf Monarchies

Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch

MbS: Riding roughshod or playing a risky game of bluff poker?

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