Ukraine war offers China opportunity fraught with pitfalls
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 8, 2022
- 5 min
The geopolitical minefields of a Turkic world
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 13, 2022
- 4 min
Unintended Consequences: A heyday for the geopolitics of Eurasian transport
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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
- Jul 14, 2022
- 11 min
Double standards haunt US and Europe in dealings with Turkey and the Middle East
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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
- Apr 17, 2022
- 4 min
Iran capitalises on Central Asian vacuum created by the Ukraine war
James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Anti-Iranian protests in Afghanistan and the stabbing of three...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 15, 2022
- 4 min
Ukrainian ripples: Turkey and Israel eye extended cooperation in Central Asia
By James M. Dorsey A recent dinner in Washington suggests that a seemingly forthcoming visit to Turkey by Israeli President Isaac Herzog...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 16, 2022
- 4 min
Kazakhstan, like Ukraine, spotlights the swapping of the rule of law for the law of the jungle
James M. Dorsey When a Russian-led military force intervened earlier this month, it did more than help Kazakh President Qasym-Johart...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 13, 2022
- 4 min
Kazakhstan has lessons for the Gulf
James M. Dorsey Russia's intervention in Kazakhstan contains a cautionary message for Gulf foreign ministers visiting Beijing this week....
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 5, 2022
- 4 min
Is Kazakhstan Russia’s next Ukraine?
By James M. Dorsey With Russian troops massing on Ukraine's borders, it's not only Ukrainians who worry about what President Vladimir...
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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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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 2, 2021
- 6 min
Afghanistan has lessons for the Gulf
by James M. Dorsey The US withdrawal from Afghanistan will likely clarify what the Gulf’s security options are. Gulf states are likely to...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 28, 2021
- 6 min
Taliban victory threatens to be a double-edged sword for Pakistan and China
By James M. Dorsey Pakistani efforts to exploit the Taliban victory in Afghanistan threaten to reinforce ultra-conservative inclinations...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 26, 2021
- 5 min
Hedging Saudi bets: Iran looms, Israel beckons, and Taliban cause goosebumps
By James M. Dorsey Prince Khalid bin Salman may not have planned it that way but the timing of his visit to Moscow last week and message...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 22, 2021
- 5 min
Afghanistan debacle potentially puts UAE on the spot
By James M. Dorsey Afghanistan is showing the United Arab Emirates the downside of being a haven for deposed leaders and exiled...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 19, 2021
- 4 min
Taliban and Al Qaeda: Putting a fox in charge of the chicken coop?
By James M. Dorsey Abu Omar Khorasani was taken from Kabul’s Pul-i-Charkhi prison and unceremoniously shot. The first and only person to...
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 17, 2021
- 5 min
Defining change: Who are the Taliban that conquered Afghanistan?
By James M. Dorsey Having taken control, the Taliban want the world to believe that they have become more pragmatic and inclusive in the...
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