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    Hamas eyes Malaysia as a possible operations base
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 6
    • 5 min

    Hamas eyes Malaysia as a possible operations base

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Malaysia has emerged as a potential...
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    Myanmar: Exploiting lessons learnt in the Middle East
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 6 min

    Myanmar: Exploiting lessons learnt in the Middle East

    By James M. Dorsey Demonstrating for the third week their determination to force the country’s military to return to its barracks,...
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    Global Turmoil: Ethics offer a way out of the crisis
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 25, 2019
    • 5 min

    Global Turmoil: Ethics offer a way out of the crisis

    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
    • Oct 27, 2019
    • 5 min

    Popular Protest: How effective is it?

    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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    Efforts to return Syria’s Assad to Arab fold amount to hollow victory for autocrats
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    Efforts to return Syria’s Assad to Arab fold amount to hollow victory for autocrats

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. Two developments, the pending...
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    US troop withdrawals threaten to fuel greater, potentially problematic Gulf assertiveness
    James M. Dorsey
    • Dec 25, 2018
    • 5 min

    US troop withdrawals threaten to fuel greater, potentially problematic Gulf assertiveness

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. As far as Gulf leaders are...
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    Saudi diplomatic offensive seeks to put Khashoggi behind it and thwart Qatar
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 27, 2018
    • 4 min

    Saudi diplomatic offensive seeks to put Khashoggi behind it and thwart Qatar

    By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn and Tumblr. As Saudi crown prince...
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    Jordanian protests: Revisiting the Arab Spring and setting a benchmark
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 4, 2018
    • 5 min

    Jordanian protests: Revisiting the Arab Spring and setting a benchmark

    By James M. Dorsey Protests that forced Jordan’s prime minister to resign and laid bare the country’s systemic economic and political...
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    The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the Politics of Middle Eastern Soccer
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 11, 2018
    • 9 min

    The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the Politics of Middle Eastern Soccer

    By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at The Beautiful Game? Identity, Resentment, and Discrimination in Football and Fan Cultures...
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    Countering Extremism: Jihadist Ideology Reigns Supreme
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 14, 2018
    • 9 min

    Countering Extremism: Jihadist Ideology Reigns Supreme

    By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at India Foundation conference, Changing Contours of Global Terror, Gurugram, Haryana, 14-16 March 2018...
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    Targeting Islamic scholars from Malaysia to Tunisia, Saudia Arabia puts itself in the bull’s eye
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 27, 2017
    • 5 min

    Targeting Islamic scholars from Malaysia to Tunisia, Saudia Arabia puts itself in the bull’s eye

    Source: Sabsetej By James M. Dorsey By declaring the Qatar-based International Union of Islamic Scholars (ILUM) a terrorist organization,...
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    Countering political violence: Tackle the root causes
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 28, 2015
    • 5 min

    Countering political violence: Tackle the root causes

    RSIS Commentary is a platform to provide timely and, where appropriate, policy-relevant commentary and analysis of topical issues and...
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    A Study in Contrasts: Militaries in Political Transitions in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 24, 2015
    • 11 min

    A Study in Contrasts: Militaries in Political Transitions in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa

    By James M. Dorsey The Economist recently highlighted the contrast between post-revolt Asian societies and Middle Eastern and North...
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    Soccer and militant Islam intersect in incidents across the Middle East
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 19, 2014
    • 5 min

    Soccer and militant Islam intersect in incidents across the Middle East

    Tunisian soccer player-turned-jihadist Nidhal Selmi By James M. Dorsey A successful soccer player near the peak of his career, 22-year...
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    Soccer fan support for the Islamic State: Protest or a new generation of jihadists?
    James M. Dorsey
    • Oct 3, 2014
    • 4 min

    Soccer fan support for the Islamic State: Protest or a new generation of jihadists?

    By James M. Dorsey At face value, a recent one minute video clip on You Tube leaves little doubt about support for the Islamic State, the...
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    North African soccer pitches return as venues for anti-government protests
    James M. Dorsey
    • Sep 1, 2014
    • 5 min

    North African soccer pitches return as venues for anti-government protests

    Tunisian fans raise the Islamic State flag By James M. Dorsey A series of incidents ranging from the killing of a player to the raising...
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    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 26, 2014
    • 1 min

    Middle East Briefing for IDFC Securitues

    https://mideastsoccer.blogspot.com/2014/06/middle-east-briefing-for-idfc-securitues.html
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    Politics, political interference, and mismanagement hamper Middle Eastern soccer
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jun 16, 2014
    • 6 min

    Politics, political interference, and mismanagement hamper Middle Eastern soccer

    By James M. Dorsey Millions across the Middle East and North Africa will cheer Algeria, the only Arab squad to qualify for the 2014 World...
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    What Role for World Cup in Arab Spring? (JMD in Global Brief)
    James M. Dorsey
    • Nov 23, 2013
    • 5 min

    What Role for World Cup in Arab Spring? (JMD in Global Brief)

    What Role for World Cup in Arab Spring? JAMES M. DORSEY QUERY | November 11, 2013 Brazil 2014, in Egypt and Turkey alike, the stadiums...
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    Whither the Arab Revolts? – A Response to Ali A. Allawi
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 2, 2013
    • 26 min

    Whither the Arab Revolts? – A Response to Ali A. Allawi

    Dear Ali, I feel compelled to respond to your beautifully written and well-argued epistle to Syed Farid Alatas. I understand your sense...
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