Posts Tagged: James Dorsey
Exclusive-UAE Plans to Maintain Ties with Israel Despite Gaza Outcry, Sources Say
The United Arab Emirates plans to maintain diplomatic ties with Israel despite international outcry over the mounting toll of the war in Gaza and hopes...
Another ‘Arab Spring’? Is the Mideast Headed for More Unrest?
Protesters in Syria, Bahrain, Libya, Iran, and Israel are dashing autocratic and authoritarian hopes of a prolonged Winter. In response, Arab autocrats are scrambling to squash...
Mideast Sports Go Global, But Politics Follow
A potential sale of storied soccer club Manchester United to a member of Qatar's ruling family could take the Manchester derby to new heights. The sale...
A Report on Textbooks Gives a Mixed Message on Saudi Reforms
Saudi Arabia has removed antisemitic and anti-Israeli references from Islamic studies schoolbooks, according to an Israeli textbook watchdog. The watchdog, the Institute for Monitoring Peace...
The World Cup Was Just the Beginning, as Qatar Eyes More Sports
This decade and beyond could be the era of Middle Eastern sports. It may not have sunk in yet, but the Qatar World Cup was the...
US Middle East Policy Misses the Mark
The Biden administration excels in scoring its own goals, especially in the Middle East. Missed in the hype of Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to...
The Qatar World Cup: Soccer Upsets, Politics, and Sensitive Situations
Barely out of the starting blocks, the Qatar World Cup has already produced a fair share of upsets, as well as politically and personally sensitive...
With Friends Like These, Does Turkey Need Enemies?
Turkey’s reconciliation with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel is doing little to return the country to its “zero problems with our neighbours”...
Turkish Attempt to Reconcile with Assad in Syria: Pulling a Rabbit Out of a Hat
At first glance, there is little that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an Islamist and nationalist, has in common with Dogu Perincek, a maverick socialist,...
Official Palestinian Newspaper Calls for Terror Attacks Against Jews
A column in the official Palestinian Authority (PA) daily urged Palestinians to “contribute directly to raising the bar of popular resistance” -- a term used...
Turkish ‘Diplomacy’ in Israel, Lebanon, and the Middle East
Just in case there were any doubts, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu demonstrated with his recent visit to Lebanon that improved relations between Middle Eastern...
Saudi Arabia Keeps Eye on Religious Ball in Global Competition for Talent
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has tamed his kingdom’s ultra-conservative religious establishment, and made hyper-nationalism rather than religion a pillar of a new...
Religious and Ethnic Intolerance Threatens to Spin Out of Control; We Can Stop It
The family of nations is balancing on the edge of religious and ethnic intolerance becoming the norm. Western as well as non-Western societies have helped paved...
Is the US Withdrawal From the Middle East a Good Thing?
It may not have been planned or coordinated, but efforts by Middle Eastern states to dial down tensions in the region serve as an example...
