Hungary’s Victor Orban uses soccer to project Greater Hungary and racial exclusivism
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 26, 2022
- 8 min
The Qatar World Cup: Footballing for soft power
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James M. Dorsey
- Oct 8, 2022
- 5 min
The geopolitical minefields of a Turkic world
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 13, 2022
- 5 min
Indonesia’s G 20 chairmanship: Balancing on a diplomatic tightrope
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James M. Dorsey
- Sep 10, 2022
- 5 min
Putin makes civilisationalism fashionable, Dugin puts flesh on its skeleton
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 14, 2022
- 11 min
Double standards haunt US and Europe in dealings with Turkey and the Middle East
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James M. Dorsey
- Jul 11, 2022
- 5 min
Biden goes to Riyadh: Realism may not need to trump principle
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 25, 2022
- 4 min
Saudi religious soft power diplomacy eyes Washington and Jerusalem first and foremost
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 17, 2022
- 5 min
China and the Middle East: Heading into Choppy Waters
James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. China could be entering choppy...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jun 8, 2022
- 4 min
The India-Gulf Spat: Protagonists in glass houses
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James M. Dorsey
- May 30, 2022
- 5 min
Conflict in Ukraine: How long can the Middle East walk a tightrope?
James M. Dorsey Launched 12 years ago, my column, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, offers, to borrow a phrase from an early...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
Playing games in NATO, Turkey eyes its role in a new world order
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James M. Dorsey
- May 15, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 12, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- May 3, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- May 2, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 29, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 26, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 20, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 17, 2022
- 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...
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