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    Ignoring the Middle East at one’s peril: Turkey plays games in NATO
    James M. Dorsey
    • 6 days ago
    • 4 min

    Ignoring the Middle East at one’s peril: Turkey plays games in NATO

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Amid speculation about a reduced...
    114 views1 comment
    Indian civilisationalism: a potential next flashpoint?
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 12
    • 5 min

    Indian civilisationalism: a potential next flashpoint?

    James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. When Russian President Vladimir...
    49 views0 comments
    Deteriorating Israeli-Russian relations: A cautionary message for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 3
    • 5 min

    Deteriorating Israeli-Russian relations: A cautionary message for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey

    James M. Dorsey Israel’s rapidly deteriorating relations with Russia contain a message for other Middle Eastern powers: attempting to...
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    Ukraine joins Afghanistan and Yemen in shaping Gulf rivalries
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 2
    • 4 min

    Ukraine joins Afghanistan and Yemen in shaping Gulf rivalries

    James M. Dorsey The US withdrawal from Afghanistan was a geopolitical watershed. Its shockwaves continue to reverberate and are magnified...
    107 views0 comments
    Contesting Russia requires renewed US engagement in Central Asia
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 29
    • 4 min

    Contesting Russia requires renewed US engagement in Central Asia

    James M. Dorsey When US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III declared that Washington wanted to see Russia so “weakened" that it would...
    47 views0 comments
    A Clash of Civilisations: the Russian vs. the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 26
    • 3 min

    A Clash of Civilisations: the Russian vs. the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

    James M. Dorsey Russia and the Nordic countries’ pavilions at this year’s Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious art exhibition,...
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    Israel’s Ukraine conundrum may have implications for Gulf states
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 19
    • 3 min

    Israel’s Ukraine conundrum may have implications for Gulf states

    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...
    371 views0 comments
    Iran capitalises on Central Asian vacuum created by the Ukraine war
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 16
    • 4 min

    Iran capitalises on Central Asian vacuum created by the Ukraine war

    James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Anti-Iranian protests in Afghanistan and the stabbing of three...
    99 views1 comment
    US-Gulf divergence: Placing risky bets
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 14
    • 5 min

    US-Gulf divergence: Placing risky bets

    By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Russia's invasion of Ukraine spotlights seemingly widening...
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    Applying double standards in Ukraine is a risky business
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 10
    • 4 min

    Applying double standards in Ukraine is a risky business

    By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. Russia’s suspension from the United Nations Human Rights...
    130 views0 comments
    The Gulf crisis has lessons for Vladimir Putin. Not all may work in his favour
    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...
    101 views0 comments
    Ukraine may force Middle Eastern rivals to upgrade their toolkit
    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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    Russian societal tensions are mirrored in Putin’s Orthodox church
    James M. Dorsey
    • Mar 7
    • 4 min

    Russian societal tensions are mirrored in Putin’s Orthodox church

    By James M. Dorsey The Russian Orthodox Church blesses rather than fires weapons. In doing so, it has emerged as a powerful weapon in its...
    57 views0 comments
    Ukraine: Lessons not being learned
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 28
    • 5 min

    Ukraine: Lessons not being learned

    James M. Dorsey Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the international condemnation it generated contains key...
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    Imaging the day after a Russian conquest of Kyiv: Not a pretty picture
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 26
    • 4 min

    Imaging the day after a Russian conquest of Kyiv: Not a pretty picture

    By James M. Dorsey It may be only a matter of time before Russian troops control the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and topple President...
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    Middle Eastern states walk a tightrope that Ukraine spins ever tighter
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 24
    • 4 min

    Middle Eastern states walk a tightrope that Ukraine spins ever tighter

    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...
    37 views0 comments
    Ukraine: It’s the new world order, stupid
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 23
    • 5 min

    Ukraine: It’s the new world order, stupid

    By James M. Dorsey Ukraine is about much more than the security of one sovereign nation. The battle for Ukraine is a battle for the new...
    635 views0 comments
    Russia breathes down Middle Eastern necks over Ukraine
    James M. Dorsey
    • Feb 22
    • 4 min

    Russia breathes down Middle Eastern necks over Ukraine

    By James M. Dorsey Europe is likely to shoulder the brunt of the fallout of a rapidly escalating crisis over Ukraine. Middle Eastern...
    198 views0 comments
    Kazakhstan, like Ukraine, spotlights the swapping of the rule of law for the law of the jungle
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jan 16
    • 4 min

    Kazakhstan, like Ukraine, spotlights the swapping of the rule of law for the law of the jungle

    James M. Dorsey When a Russian-led military force intervened earlier this month, it did more than help Kazakh President Qasym-Johart...
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