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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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    Deteriorating Israeli-Russian relations: A cautionary message for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 3
    • 5 min

    Deteriorating Israeli-Russian relations: A cautionary message for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey

    James M. Dorsey Israel’s rapidly deteriorating relations with Russia contain a message for other Middle Eastern powers: attempting to...
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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...
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    Applying double standards in Ukraine is a risky business
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 10
    • 4 min

    Applying double standards in Ukraine is a risky business

    By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Russia’s suspension from the United Nations Human Rights...
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    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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    The Gulf crisis has lessons for Vladimir Putin. Not all may work in his favour
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 17
    • 4 min

    The Gulf crisis has lessons for Vladimir Putin. Not all may work in his favour

    By James M. Dorsey The Ukraine crisis may constitute a more impactful, historic watershed than the 1989 fall of the Berlin wall in the...
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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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    Middle Eastern states walk a tightrope that Ukraine spins ever tighter
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 24
    • 4 min

    Middle Eastern states walk a tightrope that Ukraine spins ever tighter

    By James M. Dorsey Israel and Gulf states struggle not to fall off the tightrope they walk as a Russian attack on Ukraine makes hedging...
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    Russia breathes down Middle Eastern necks over Ukraine
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 22
    • 4 min

    Russia breathes down Middle Eastern necks over Ukraine

    By James M. Dorsey Europe is likely to shoulder the brunt of the fallout of a rapidly escalating crisis over Ukraine. Middle Eastern...
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    Food in Israel divides and unites as much as it shapes identity
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 19
    • 4 min

    Food in Israel divides and unites as much as it shapes identity

    By James M. Dorsey Food, far more than diplomatic relations with Arab states, could be turning Israel into a state rooted rather than...
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    Ukrainian ripples: Turkey and Israel eye extended cooperation in Central Asia
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 15
    • 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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    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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    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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    Saudi religious moderation is as much pr as it is theology
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Saudi religious moderation is as much pr as it is theology

    November 30, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Mohammed Ali al-Husseini, one of Saudi Arabia’s newest naturalized citizens, ticks all the boxes...
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    Sudan and the UAE: Pulling Sudanese strings
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 5 min

    Sudan and the UAE: Pulling Sudanese strings

    November 02, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Sudan is the exception to the rule in the United Arab Emirates’ counterrevolutionary playbook. In...
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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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    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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    Concern about Iran prompts Israel to weigh acknowledgement of its own nuclear weapons
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Concern about Iran prompts Israel to weigh acknowledgement of its own nuclear weapons

    By James M. Dorsey On their way from Tel Aviv airport to Jerusalem in 1977 then Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin asked...
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    UAE nation branding encounters early headwinds
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 4 min

    UAE nation branding encounters early headwinds

    By James M. Dorsey For at least the last two decades, the United Arab Emirates, aided by some of the world’s foremost consulting and...
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