King Abdullah of Jordan caught between a rock and a hard place
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James M. Dorsey
- May 16
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The Greater Middle East is a ticking time bomb. (Part 1)
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 21
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The Middle East totters on the edge of a cliff
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 23
- 5 min
Soccer incidents call into question fundaments of Saudi-Iranian detente
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- Feb 1
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Iran facilitates Biden’s support for Israel. Israel makes it increasingly difficult.
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 20
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Hardliners ride high in the Middle East
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 10
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Israeli shift in military tactics threatens to be a double-edged sword
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James M. Dorsey
- May 24, 2023
- 5 min
Culture wars bubble under Arab surfaces
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 7, 2023
- 6 min
The fallacy of a US withdrawal from the Middle East
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 22, 2023
- 7 min
Arab plan for Syria puts US and Europe in a bind
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 11, 2023
- 5 min
For the UAE and others, its business as usual with Israel
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 6, 2022
- 5 min
Qatar punctures FIFA’s political fantasy
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 28, 2022
- 5 min
Protest emerges as a mixed blessing for World Cup host Qatar
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 25, 2022
- 6 min
The Qatar World Cup: Soccer upsets, politics, and sensitive situations
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 10, 2022
- 11 min
Ukraine war offers China opportunity fraught with pitfalls
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 5, 2022
- 5 min
Maneuvering minefields: China’s Xi contemplates visiting Saudi Arabia
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 21, 2022
- 5 min
Creating Building Blocks for Cooperative Security in the Middle East
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- Sep 6, 2022
- 5 min
In Turkey, zero problems with neighbours mean multiple problems
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- Sep 3, 2022
- 8 min
Gulf security is perilous with or without a revived Iran nuclear accord
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 31, 2022
- 5 min
Qatar World Cup: An unintended boon for the UAE
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