Posts Tagged: James Dorsey
Think Afghanistan Is a Problem? Look at Pakistan
Societal struggles and reforms often take unexpected turns in vast swaths of land stretching from the Middle East into Central Asia. Take education for example. The Taliban...
The Pakistan-Saudi Spat: Hitting the Kingdom Where It Hurts
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureishi has stirred a regional hornet’s nest by challenging Saudi leadership of the Muslim world. Complaining about lack of support...
Coronavirus Delivers Another Devastating Blow to the Iranian Regime
The coronavirus pandemic has hit Iran hard, and not only on the health front. The virus has delivered the latest in a succession of blows...
Lebanese and Iraqi Protesters Transcend Sectarianism
“One, one, one, we are one people,” is a popular slogan among Lebanese protesters, irrespective of their denomination. On October 27, tens of thousands of...
Erdogan and the Kurds: Inspired By Putin?
Turkey’s policy of suppressing Kurdish identity and denying the Kurds their cultural and political rights midwifed the birth in the 1970s of militant groups like...
Young Arabs Want Less Religion in the Middle East
JNS.org - Results of a recent annual survey of Arab youth suggest that Arab autocracies have yet to deliver expected public services and goods, or explain...
Arab Power Struggles Are Alive, Well, and Thriving
Protesters in Algeria and Sudan are determined to prevent a repeat of Egypt, where a UAE- and Saudi-backed military officer rolled back the achievements of...
Kurds Could Be Key US Ally in Anti-Iran Efforts
Kurdish President Massoud Barzani, in his first comment on the military rout of his Peshmerga forces, vowed that the overwhelming vote for Kurdish independence in...
Signs of Hope in the Middle East? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Optimists see hopeful signs that the Middle East may be exiting a dark tunnel of violence, civil war, sectarian strife and debilitating regional rivalries: the...
