By James M. Dorsey Eager to enhance its negotiating leverage with the United States and Europe, Iran is projecting imminent membership of...

By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...

By James M. Dorsey A seemingly obsessive fear of Uyghur nationalist and religious sentiment has prompted Chinese leaders to contemplate...

By James M. Dorsey A Trump administration decision to sanction two key Turkish officials in retaliation for the continued detention of an...

By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s bitter rivalry with Iran has spilled onto Asian soccer pitches with the newly created South West Asian...

By James M. Dorsey Debilitating hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran is about lots of things, not least who will have the upper hand...

By James M. Dorsey Abstract The 21st century’s Great Game is about the creation of a new Eurasia-centred world. It locks China, Russia,...