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    Saudi religious soft power diplomacy eyes Washington and Jerusalem first and foremost
    James M. Dorsey
    • 5 days ago
    • 4 min

    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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    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s heady days
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 22
    • 4 min

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s heady days

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. These are heady days for Saudi...
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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...
    165 views0 comments
    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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    Israel’s Ukraine conundrum may have implications for Gulf states
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 19
    • 3 min

    Israel’s Ukraine conundrum may have implications for Gulf states

    James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Middle Eastern states see their ability narrow to walk a fine...
    372 views0 comments
    Iran capitalises on Central Asian vacuum created by the Ukraine war
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 16
    • 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...
    100 views1 comment
    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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    Ukraine may force Middle Eastern rivals to upgrade their toolkit
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 13
    • 5 min

    Ukraine may force Middle Eastern rivals to upgrade their toolkit

    By James M. Dorsey Struggling to remain on the sidelines of the 21st century’s watershed war in Ukraine, Middle Eastern nations are...
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    NBN Author Interview: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Saudi Struggle for Iraq
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 9
    • 2 min

    NBN Author Interview: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Saudi Struggle for Iraq

    James M. Dorsey Katherine Harvey, A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Saudi Struggle for Iraq, Oxford University Press 2022 Iraq has in the...
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    Israel expands its Iran strategy amid potential social unrest in the Islamic republic
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 6
    • 5 min

    Israel expands its Iran strategy amid potential social unrest in the Islamic republic

    By James M. Dorsey Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has laid out an expanded Israeli strategy to confront Iran that appears to move...
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    Iranian soccer’s curse: Politics
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 1
    • 4 min

    Iranian soccer’s curse: Politics

    James M. Dorsey Iran recently scored not one but two soccer successes. Fans celebrated after the country’s national team qualified for...
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    The Middle East Rush to Bury Hatchets: Is it sustainable?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 27
    • 18 min

    The Middle East Rush to Bury Hatchets: Is it sustainable?

    By James M. Dorsey How sustainable is Middle Eastern détente? That is the $64,000 question. The answer is probably not. It’s not for lack...
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    Ukraine crisis could produce an unexpected winner: Iran
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 25
    • 4 min

    Ukraine crisis could produce an unexpected winner: Iran

    By James M. Dorsey Iran potentially could emerge as an unintended winner in the escalating crisis over Ukraine. That is, if Russian...
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    Saudi diplomacy needs flesh on its skeleton of sports and religion
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 11
    • 5 min

    Saudi diplomacy needs flesh on its skeleton of sports and religion

    James M. Dorsey Like Qatar, after winning the right to host this year's World Cup, Saudi Arabia is discovering the pitfalls of seeking...
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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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    South Asia replaces the Middle East as the epicentre of Muslim religious ultra-conservatism
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    South Asia replaces the Middle East as the epicentre of Muslim religious ultra-conservatism

    November 08, 2021 By James M. Dorsey As Middle Eastern states attempt to manage their political and security differences, Muslim-majority...
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    Turkey and Iran find soft power more difficult than hard power
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 6 min

    Turkey and Iran find soft power more difficult than hard power

    October 24, 2021 By James M. Dorsey The times they are a changin’. Iranian leaders may not be Bob Dylan fans, but his words are likely to...
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    Iran poll contains different messages for Biden and Raisi
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    Iran poll contains different messages for Biden and Raisi

    By James M. Dorsey “It’s the economy, stupid.” That is the message of a just-published survey of Iranian public opinion. However, the...
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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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