James M. DorseyMar 31, 20224 minAlways a major Middle Eastern power, Israel now takes centre stageBy James M. Dorsey A straightforward message emerged from this week’s meeting in the Negev desert of the foreign ministers of four Arab...
James M. DorseySep 23, 20215 minThe Battle for the Soul of Islam: Will the real reformer of the faith stand up?By James M. Dorsey Saudi and Emirati efforts to define ‘moderate’ Islam as socially more liberal while being subservient to an autocratic...
James M. DorseySep 5, 20216 minMeet Zayed Fadi: Turkish TV’s bellwether for relations with the UAEBy James M. Dorsey Turkish state-run television appears to have not gotten the message: Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are burying...
James M. DorseyMar 20, 20215 minIn the bull’s eye: Turkish, not Saudi, schoolbooksBy James M. Dorsey In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as the bull’s eye of criticism of supremacist...
James M. DorseyFeb 24, 20216 minMyanmar: Exploiting lessons learnt in the Middle EastBy James M. Dorsey Demonstrating for the third week their determination to force the country’s military to return to its barracks,...