For the UAE and others, its business as usual with Israel
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 2
- 5 min
Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia: A game of one-upmanship
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
Getting it Right: A Post-Qatar Roadmap for Activists
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 16, 2022
- 6 min
Off the pitch, Morocco emerges a winner in the World Cup
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 24, 2022
- 5 min
Public opinion surveys challenge the image Arab leaders like to project
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 25, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 12, 2022
- 5 min
Recognising Israel: Any Asian volunteers?
James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. The question for Saudi Arabia and...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 10, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 31, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 17, 2020
- 5 min
Turkish shadow boxing reflects growing rivalry with Iran
By James M. Dorsey Turkey is leveraging its successful backing of Azerbaijan’s recent war against Armenia to counter Iran in the Caucasus...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 11, 2020
- 5 min
Saudi Arabia sends Joe Biden mixed messages
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia appears to be drawing lines in the sand as the kingdom prepares for a new era in relations with the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 25, 2019
- 4 min
Sports: A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change
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 8, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 19, 2019
- 5 min
The battle for leadership of the Muslim world: Turkey plants its flag in Christchurch
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr When Turkish...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 27, 2018
- 4 min
Efforts to return Syria’s Assad to Arab fold amount to hollow victory for autocrats
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. Two developments, the pending...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 17, 2018
- 6 min
Saudi sports diplomacy: A mirror image of the kingdom’s already challenged policies
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. Saudi sports diplomacy is...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 22, 2018
- 9 min
Middle Eastern Black Swans dot China’s Belt and Road
By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at the RSIS Book Launch of China and the Middle East; Venturing into the Maelstrom (Palgrave 2018), 20...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 1, 2018
- 6 min
The Middle East: History threatens to repeat itself
By James M. Dorsey If the notion that history repeats itself is accurate, it is nowhere truer than in the Middle East where the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 20, 2018
- 5 min
The Saudi-Moroccan spat: Competing for the mantle of moderate Islam
King Mohammed prays in a mosque in Zanzibar By James M. Dorsey Lurking in the background of a Saudi-Moroccan spat over World Cup hosting...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 17, 2018
- 4 min
Morocco may have lost the World Cup but could lead the way in protest
By James M. Dorsey Mounting anger and discontent is simmering across the Arab world much like it did in the walk-up to the 2011 popular...
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