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    The World Cup and beyond: Thinking strategically about LGBT rights
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 20
    • 5 min

    The World Cup and beyond: Thinking strategically about LGBT rights

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. When Egyptian football legend...
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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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    The India-Gulf Spat: Protagonists in glass houses
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 8
    • 4 min

    The India-Gulf Spat: Protagonists in glass houses

    James M. Dorsey Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early...
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    Conflict in Ukraine: How long can the Middle East walk a tightrope?
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 30
    • 5 min

    Conflict in Ukraine: How long can the Middle East walk a tightrope?

    James M. Dorsey Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early...
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    Ignoring the Middle East at one’s peril: Turkey plays games in NATO
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 15
    • 4 min

    Ignoring the Middle East at one’s peril: Turkey plays games in NATO

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Amid speculation about a reduced...
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    Hamas eyes Malaysia as a possible operations base
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 6
    • 5 min

    Hamas eyes Malaysia as a possible operations base

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Malaysia has emerged as a potential...
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    Ukraine joins Afghanistan and Yemen in shaping Gulf rivalries
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 2
    • 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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    Kazakhstan has lessons for the Gulf
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 13
    • 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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    A new world: The Middle East tries cooperation alongside competition
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    A new world: The Middle East tries cooperation alongside competition

    November 20, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Just in case there were any doubts, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu demonstrated with his...
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    US military presence in the Middle East: The less the better
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 13, 2021
    • 6 min

    US military presence in the Middle East: The less the better

    By James M. Dorsey It may not have been planned or coordinated but efforts by Middle Eastern states to dial down tensions serve as an...
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    Gulf security: It’s not all bad news
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Gulf security: It’s not all bad news

    By James M. Dorsey Gulf states are in a pickle. They fear that the emerging parameters of a reconfigured US commitment to security in the...
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    Personality and ambition potentially fuel divide among Gulf states
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 6 min

    Personality and ambition potentially fuel divide among Gulf states

    by James M. Dorsey Personality as well as the conflation of genuine national interest with personal ambition contribute to the widening...
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    Forging a future with rather than against Iran
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    Forging a future with rather than against Iran

    By James M. Dorsey The rise of hardline President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has prompted some analysts to counterintuitively suggest that it...
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    The Muslim world’s changing dynamics: Pakistan struggles to retain its footing
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 29, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Muslim world’s changing dynamics: Pakistan struggles to retain its footing

    By James M. Dorsey Increasing strains between Pakistan and its traditional Arab allies, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, is...
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    Subtly, China pressures Gulf states to reduce regional tensions
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    Subtly, China pressures Gulf states to reduce regional tensions

    By James M. Dorsey and Alessandro Arduino Public debates about China’s Middle East policy are as much internal Chinese discussions as...
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    JMD on NBN: Masters of the Pearl
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    JMD on NBN: Masters of the Pearl

    Michael Quentin Morton Nov 3, 2020 / James M. Dorsey Masters of the Pearl A History of Qatar REAKTION BOOKS 2020 History is not the...
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    UAE Geopolitical Gamble Keeps Palestinian Peace Prospects on Life Support
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 5 min

    UAE Geopolitical Gamble Keeps Palestinian Peace Prospects on Life Support

    by James M. Dorsey The decision by the UAE to establish diplomatic relations with Israel keeps a negotiated solution with Palestine on...
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    Pakistan-Saudi Spat: Hitting the Kingdom Where It Hurts
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 5 min

    Pakistan-Saudi Spat: Hitting the Kingdom Where It Hurts

    by James M. Dorsey A rift between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia throws into sharp relief deepening fissures in the Muslim world. Coupled with...
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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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    Whither the Arab and the Muslim world?
    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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