The Qatar World Cup: Soccer upsets, politics, and sensitive situations
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James M. Dorsey
Sep 26, 20216 min
UAE-Israel relations risk being built on questionable assumptions
By James M. Dorsey A year of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has proven to be mutually beneficial. The...
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James M. Dorsey
Aug 23, 20204 min
Ignore at your peril: Palestine ranks high in Arab public opinion
By James M. Dorsey Rare polling of public opinion in Saudi Arabia suggests that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be more sensitive to...
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James M. Dorsey
Aug 21, 20204 min
Israeli contrasts: Likud’s favoured soccer teams veers left as Bibi turns further right
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
Aug 14, 20204 min
Whither the Arab and the Muslim world?
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
May 11, 20208 min
“An outbreak anywhere is an outbreak everywhere”
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
Apr 7, 20204 min
Stopping COVID-19 in its tracks: Science gets the upper hand
by James M. Dorsey | Apr 7, 2020 This story was first published in Inside Arabia A podcast version of this story is available on...
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James M. Dorsey
Dec 23, 20194 min
Israeli soccer club’s anti-racism echoes Israel’s political divide
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
Sep 3, 20185 min
The long shadow of the Gulf crisis: Qatar emerges as key player in Gaza crisis
By James M. Dorsey Dug in for the long haul in its increasingly bitter dispute with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, Qatar is...
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James M. Dorsey
Jul 28, 20185 min
Lack of global leadership spurs instability in the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey With multiple Middle Eastern disputes threatening to spill out of control, United Arab Emirates minister of state for...
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James M. Dorsey
Jul 3, 20184 min
Saudi religious diplomacy targets Jerusalem
Credit: AladdinMiracleLamp By James M. Dorsey A United Arab Emirates-backed Saudi effort to wrest control from Jordan of Islam’s holy...
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James M. Dorsey
Jun 12, 201811 min
Whither the Kurds?
This story was originally published in Europa Ethnica, Vol. ½, 2018 By James M. Dorsey Palestinians have long been known for a history of...
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James M. Dorsey
Jun 6, 20185 min
Israel scores painful own goal in run-up to the World Cup
By James M. Dorsey Argentina’s cancellation of a friendly against Israel because of Israeli attempts to exploit the match politically is...
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