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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James M. Dorsey
- Apr 10, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 17, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 13, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- Mar 7, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 28, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 26, 2022
- 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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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 24, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 24, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- Feb 22, 2022
- 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...
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James M. Dorsey
- Jan 16, 2022
- 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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