To engage or not engage. Hindus and Muslims suss each other out
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 24, 2022
- 26 min
Changing paradigms: Israel’s far-right meets Christian nationalists
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 10, 2022
- 11 min
Ukraine war offers China opportunity fraught with pitfalls
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 5, 2022
- 7 min
Betting on the wrong horse: The battle to define moderate Islam
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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
- Aug 13, 2022
- 4 min
Unintended Consequences: A heyday for the geopolitics of Eurasian transport
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James M. Dorsey
- Aug 3, 2022
- 5 min
With Al Qaeda down but not out, killing Zawahiri is symbolic
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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
- May 12, 2022
- 5 min
Indian civilisationalism: a potential next flashpoint?
James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. When Russian President Vladimir...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 2, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 8, 2022
- 6 min
Saudi and Emirati religious moderation inspires few beyond their borders
James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have drawn praise for social reforms that have domestically reduced the role of...
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James M. Dorsey
- Dec 29, 2021
- 4 min
Pakistan revamps education at the point of a gun
By James M. Dorsey Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is a rare clerical voice in Pakistan. A prominent religious scholar and former member of the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 8, 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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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 4, 2021
- 5 min
Ultraconservative triumph puts Pakistan at risk
November 04, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan may have averted for now further violence by caving in to...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 30, 2021
- 5 min
Religious ultra-conservatism has a field day in Pakistan. It puts Saudi Arabia on the Spot
October 30, 2021 By James M. Dorsey Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism is having a field day. Barely three months after the Taliban claimed...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 27, 2021
- 4 min
The pendulum gradually swings towards international engagement with the Taliban
October 27, 2021 By James M. Dorsey The Taliban and Pakistan, both viewed warily by the West and others in the international community,...
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 7, 2021
- 5 min
Comparing textbooks: Even Afghanistan scores better than Pakistan
By James M. Dorsey Societal struggles and reform often take unexpected turns in vast swaths of land stretching from the Middle East into...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 21, 2021
- 7 min
A shift in militants’ strategy could shine a more positive light on failed US policy
By James M. Dorsey A paradigm shift in jihadist thinking suggests that the US invasion of Afghanistan may prove to have achieved more...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 14, 2021
- 7 min
Initial Taliban moves fail to convince Afghanistan’s neighbours
By James M. Dorsey The Taliban’s record in recent weeks on making good on promises to respect human and women’s rights as well as uphold...
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 12, 2021
- 4 min
To include or not include? China-led SCO weighs Iranian membership
By James M. Dorsey The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan may help Iran reduce its international isolation. At least, that’s what the...
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