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The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer

James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey

Feb 24, 2020

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It is the geopolitics rather than the economics of energy that will drive US interest, particularly as it regards efforts to change Iranian policies, if not the Iranian regime, as well as the longer-term power balance in the Middle East.

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Oil may not be the only factor driving a reduced US commitment to guaranteeing security in the…

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James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey

James is an award-winning journalist covering ethnic and religious conflict. He blogs using soccer as a lens on the Middle East and North Africa's fault lines

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