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- Sep 24
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Public opinion surveys challenge the image Arab leaders like to project
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- Sep 3
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Gulf security is perilous with or without a revived Iran nuclear accord
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- Aug 31
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Qatar World Cup: An unintended boon for the UAE
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- Aug 21
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Saudi-Egyptian World Cup bid could make Qatar’s experience look like a cakewalk
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- Aug 13
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Unintended Consequences: A heyday for the geopolitics of Eurasian transport
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- Aug 6
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Winter sports in Saudi Arabia? An unproven concept except for the surveillance aspect
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 30
- 5 min
Qatar World Cup offers lessons for human rights struggles
James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. It’s a good time, almost 12 years...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 20
- 5 min
The World Cup and beyond: Thinking strategically about LGBT rights
James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. When Egyptian football legend...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 8
- 4 min
The India-Gulf Spat: Protagonists in glass houses
James M. Dorsey Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early...
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- May 6
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Hamas eyes Malaysia as a possible operations base
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 3
- 5 min
The 2022 World Cup: Is Qatar Putting its Best Foot Forward?
By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. This is Qatar's year to put its best foot forward. A major...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 17
- 4 min
The Gulf crisis has lessons for Vladimir Putin. Not all may work in his favour
By James M. Dorsey The Ukraine crisis may constitute a more impactful, historic watershed than the 1989 fall of the Berlin wall in the...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 13
- 5 min
Ukraine may force Middle Eastern rivals to upgrade their toolkit
By James M. Dorsey Struggling to remain on the sidelines of the 21st century’s watershed war in Ukraine, Middle Eastern nations are...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 8
- 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
- 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 25, 2021
- 5 min
UAE chalks up diplomatic successes with uncertain payoffs
November 25, 2021 By James M. Dorsey It has been a good week for United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. Headline-grabbing,...
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James M. Dorsey
- Nov 23, 2021
- 5 min
Qatari World Cup sparks healthy controversy across multiple issues
November 23, 2021 By James M. Dorsey When seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wore a helmet this weekend featuring the...
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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 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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