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Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance
Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Apr 13
Jordan is where domestic and regional fissures collide
Jordan is where domestic and regional fissures collide
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Apr 6
Battle for the Soul of Islam
Battle for the Soul of Islam
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Mar 30
China signals possible greater Middle East engagement
China signals possible greater Middle East engagement
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Mar 27
Playing US politics: Saudi Arabia targets Middle America
Playing US politics: Saudi Arabia targets Middle America
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Mar 24
In the bull’s eye: Turkish, not Saudi, schoolbooks
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Mar 19
Reform in Saudi Arabia: A road not taken
Reform in Saudi Arabia: A road not taken
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Mar 16
Smugglers’ protests: Iran succumbs to trauma and demons
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Mar 14
Russia Foreign Minister’s Gulf tour: A bellwether of US-Saudi relations
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Mar 7
Papal visit to Iraq: Breaking historic ground pockmarked by religious and political minefields
Papal visit to Iraq: Breaking historic ground pockmarked by religious and political minefields
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Mar 4
China in the Middle East: Stepping up to the plate
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Mar 3
US intelligence report leaves Saudi Arabia with no good geopolitical choices
US intelligence report leaves Saudi Arabia with no good geopolitical choices
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Feb 27
A little acknowledged clause may be main obstacle to revival of Iran nuclear accord
A little acknowledged clause may be main obstacle to revival of Iran nuclear accord
A little acknowledged provision of the 2015 international agreement that curbed Iran’s nuclear program explains jockeying by the United…
James M. Dorsey
Feb 26
Myanmar: Exploiting lessons learnt in the Middle East
Myanmar: Exploiting lessons learnt in the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Feb 23
Turkey signals sweeping regional ambitions
Turkey signals sweeping regional ambitions
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Feb 21
Saudi schoolbooks: What does it take to recontextualize Islam?
Saudi schoolbooks: What does it take to recontextualize Islam?
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Feb 18
Muslim scholar: Human rights policy needs to focus on religious scholars, not just activists
Muslim scholar: Human rights policy needs to focus on religious scholars, not just activists
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Feb 15
Saudi moderation has its limits
Saudi moderation has its limits
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Feb 11
Separating the wheat from the chaff: Saudi moderation put to the test
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Feb 7
Concentration Camp Guides, the Far Right, and Islam: Europe Frays at the Edges
Concentration Camp Guides, the Far Right, and Islam: Europe Frays at the Edges
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Feb 2
Iranians move into front line of the Middle East’s quest for religious change
Iranians move into front line of the Middle East’s quest for religious change
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Jan 25
When is usury usury? Turkish fatwa casts doubt on Erdogan’s religious soft power drive
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Jan 19
Middle East futures: Decade(s) of defiance and dissent
By James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Jan 17
Egypt’s search for a fig leaf: It’s not the Handball World Championship
Egypt’s search for a fig leaf: It’s not the Handball World Championship
This article first appeared on Play the Game
James M. Dorsey
Jan 14
Looming Large: The Middle East Braces for Fallout of US–China Divide
Looming Large: The Middle East Braces for Fallout of US–China Divide
By James M Dorsey
James M. Dorsey
Jan 12
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