Qatar was just the beginning as Middle East eyes Asian sports
James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to...
top of page
James M. Dorsey
- Dec 16, 2022
- 6 min
Off the pitch, Morocco emerges a winner in the World Cup
James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to...
45 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Dec 6, 2022
- 5 min
Qatar punctures FIFA’s political fantasy
James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to...
85 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Dec 2, 2022
- 5 min
Hungary’s Victor Orban uses soccer to project Greater Hungary and racial exclusivism
James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to...
33 views3 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Nov 28, 2022
- 5 min
Protest emerges as a mixed blessing for World Cup host Qatar
James M. Dorsey Protest on the soccer pitch has proven to be a mixed blessing for World Cup host Qatar, exposing double standards in the...
87 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Nov 25, 2022
- 6 min
The Qatar World Cup: Soccer upsets, politics, and sensitive situations
James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to...
90 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Nov 12, 2022
- 41 min
FIFA Uncovered: A discussion with filmmaker Miles Coleman about his new Netflix documentary
James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to...
116 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Oct 26, 2022
- 8 min
The Qatar World Cup: Footballing for soft power
James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to...
134 views4 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Oct 23, 2022
- 26 min
Footballing for soft power – A conversation with James Corbett
James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to...
85 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Oct 19, 2022
- 25 min
The 2022 World Cup: Qatar's Make-or-Break Moment
James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to...
258 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Oct 2, 2022
- 7 min
Saudi crown prince shifts into high gear on multiple fronts
James M. Dorsey Please Subscribe Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers....
80 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Jun 30, 2022
- 5 min
Qatar World Cup offers lessons for human rights struggles
James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. It’s a good time, almost 12 years...
185 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Jun 20, 2022
- 5 min
The World Cup and beyond: Thinking strategically about LGBT rights
James M. Dorsey A podcast version is available on Soundcloud,Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. When Egyptian football legend...
101 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Apr 3, 2022
- 5 min
The 2022 World Cup: Is Qatar Putting its Best Foot Forward?
By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story please click here. This is Qatar's year to put its best foot forward. A major...
120 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Feb 1, 2022
- 4 min
Iranian soccer’s curse: Politics
James M. Dorsey Iran recently scored not one but two soccer successes. Fans celebrated after the country’s national team qualified for...
38 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Nov 23, 2021
- 5 min
Qatari World Cup sparks healthy controversy across multiple issues
November 23, 2021 By James M. Dorsey When seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wore a helmet this weekend featuring the...
29 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Apr 14, 2021
- 4 min
Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance
By James M. Dorsey Sports governance worldwide has had the legs knocked out from under it. Yet, national and international sports...
7 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
JMD on NBN: Masters of the Pearl
Michael Quentin Morton Nov 3, 2020 / James M. Dorsey Masters of the Pearl A History of Qatar REAKTION BOOKS 2020 History is not the...
1 view0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Oct 31, 2020
- 3 min
The Qatar World Cup: Dreaming of Bridging the Gulf Rift
By James M. Dorsey With the 2022 World Cup in Qatar only two years away, and a resolution of the three-year-old Gulf rift nowhere in...
6 views0 comments
James M. Dorsey
- Jun 7, 2019
- 7 min
Soccer emerges as the Gulf crisis’s potential icebreaker
By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts...
4 views0 comments
Please Subscribe
bottom of page