Hardliners ride high in the Middle East
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 10
- 5 min
Israeli shift in military tactics threatens to be a double-edged sword
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 3, 2022
- 8 min
Gulf security is perilous with or without a revived Iran nuclear accord
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 17, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 30, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 20, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 17, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 14, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 24, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 17, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 14, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 24, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 2, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 12, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 10, 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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James M. Dorsey
- May 31, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 16, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 5, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 1, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 1, 2020
- 4 min
2019 was a decade of defiance and dissent. The 2020s are likely to be no different.
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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