James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. When the religious affairs minister...

James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Amid speculation about a reduced...

James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Malaysia has emerged as a potential...

James M. Dorsey Israel’s rapidly deteriorating relations with Russia contain a message for other Middle Eastern powers: attempting to...

James M. Dorsey The US withdrawal from Afghanistan was a geopolitical watershed. Its shockwaves continue to reverberate and are magnified...

James M. Dorsey Rather than push for an immediate improvement of strained relations with the United States, Saudi Arabia appears to be...

James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Middle Eastern states see their ability narrow to walk a fine...

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Russia's invasion of Ukraine spotlights seemingly widening...

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Russia’s suspension from the United Nations Human Rights...

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Two recent publications have fuelled debate about democratic...

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...

By James M. Dorsey The Ukraine crisis may constitute a more impactful, historic watershed than the 1989 fall of the Berlin wall in the...

By James M. Dorsey Struggling to remain on the sidelines of the 21st century’s watershed war in Ukraine, Middle Eastern nations are...

By James M. Dorsey Two diametrically opposed visions of moderate Islam have emerged as major Muslim powers battle to define the soul of...

By James M. Dorsey Israel and Gulf states struggle not to fall off the tightrope they walk as a Russian attack on Ukraine makes hedging...

By James M. Dorsey Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has laid out an expanded Israeli strategy to confront Iran that appears to move...

By James M. Dorsey How sustainable is Middle Eastern détente? That is the $64,000 question. The answer is probably not. It’s not for lack...

By James M. Dorsey Iran potentially could emerge as an unintended winner in the escalating crisis over Ukraine. That is, if Russian...

James M. Dorsey Like Qatar, after winning the right to host this year's World Cup, Saudi Arabia is discovering the pitfalls of seeking...

James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have drawn praise for social reforms that have domestically reduced the role of...