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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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    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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    Saudi keeps eye on religious ball in global competition for talent
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    Saudi keeps eye on religious ball in global competition for talent

    November 17, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has tamed his kingdom’s ultra-conservative religious...
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    Pulling back from the brink: Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Pulling back from the brink: Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control

    November 14, 2021 By James M Dorsey The family of nations is balancing on the edge of an abyss as mushrooming religious and ethnic...
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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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    Shaping US Middle East policy amidst failing states, failed democratization and increased activism
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    Shaping US Middle East policy amidst failing states, failed democratization and increased activism

    Source: Middle East Report, Spring 2020 nbr 294 https://merip.org/2020/06/exit-empire/ By James M. Dorsey The future of US engagement in...
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    Defining moderate Islam: Muslims and Evangelicals forge an alliance
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Defining moderate Islam: Muslims and Evangelicals forge an alliance

    By James M. Dorsey A major Muslim and Evangelical organization joined forces this week to significantly advance hitherto state-backed...
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    Myanmar: Exploiting lessons learnt in the Middle East
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 6 min

    Myanmar: Exploiting lessons learnt in the Middle East

    By James M. Dorsey Demonstrating for the third week their determination to force the country’s military to return to its barracks,...
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    Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East

    DANYEL REICHE AND TAMIR SOREK Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 July 29, 2020 James M. Dorsey...
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    Syria lures but will China bite?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 10 min

    Syria lures but will China bite?

    By James M. Dorsey The original version of this article was published by the Geneva Center for Security Policy A podcast version of this...
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    Confronting a Pandemic of Crises, Few Middle Eastern Leaders Step Up
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    Confronting a Pandemic of Crises, Few Middle Eastern Leaders Step Up

    by James M. Dorsey This story was first published in Inside Arabia A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes,...
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    Israel-China Relations: Staring Into the Abyss of US-Chinese Decoupling
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 30, 2020
    • 4 min

    Israel-China Relations: Staring Into the Abyss of US-Chinese Decoupling

    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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    Coronavirus: The Middle East’s lessons not learnt and missed opportunities
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    Coronavirus: The Middle East’s lessons not learnt and missed opportunities

    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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    Eastern Mediterranean: A microcosm of regional and global battles
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Eastern Mediterranean: A microcosm of regional and global battles

    By James M. Dorsey This story first appeared on Inside Arabia A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes,...
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    Protesters push Arab militaries off their pedestal
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    Protesters push Arab militaries off their pedestal

    "No Constitution Under Military Rule"/ Credit: Gigi Ibrahim By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on...
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    Global Turmoil: Ethics offer a way out of the crisis
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 25, 2019
    • 5 min

    Global Turmoil: Ethics offer a way out of the crisis

    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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    Middle Eastern protests: A tug of war over who has the longer breath
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 4 min

    Middle Eastern protests: A tug of war over who has the longer breath

    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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    Countering civilisationalism: Lebanese and Iraqi protesters transcend sectarianism
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 4 min

    Countering civilisationalism: Lebanese and Iraqi protesters transcend sectarianism

    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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    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 27, 2019
    • 5 min

    Popular Protest: How effective is it?

    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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    Learning lessons: Protesters stay one step ahead of rulers
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 7, 2019
    • 4 min

    Learning lessons: Protesters stay one step ahead of rulers

    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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