James M. DorseyOct 9, 20215 minReducing Middle East tensions potentially lessens sectarianism and opens doors for womenBy James M. Dorsey Two separate developments involving improved relations between Sunni and Shiite Muslims and women’s sporting rights...
James M. DorseyOct 1, 20215 minAfghanistan highlights link between religious soft power and Gulf securityBy James M. Dorsey When Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Thani this week described the Taliban’s repressive...
James M. DorseySep 2, 20216 minAfghanistan has lessons for the Gulfby James M. Dorsey The US withdrawal from Afghanistan will likely clarify what the Gulf’s security options are. Gulf states are likely to...
James M. DorseyJul 27, 20218 minMiddle Eastern interventionism galore: Neither US nor Chinese policies alleviateBy James M. Dorsey A recent analysis of Middle Eastern states’ interventionist policies suggests that misguided big power approaches have...
James M. DorseyJul 1, 20214 minSaudi transport and logistics plan steps up competition with Gulf statesBy James M. Dorsey Recent announcements by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of plans to turn the kingdom into a transportation and...