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Gulf states test the boundaries of their agency Shiites, not Jews, emerge as a touchstone of Saudi moderation Culture wars bubble under Arab surfaces Are Muslim religious conservatism and political Islam making a comeback? Sudan in meltdown
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Gulf states test the boundaries of their agency

Jun 2, 2023 James M. Dorsey

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, and Spreaker. More than three years after burying…

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Shiites, not Jews, emerge as a touchstone of Saudi moderation

May 28, 2023 James M. Dorsey

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, and Spreaker. Saudi Arabia has removed anti-Semitic and…

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Culture wars bubble under Arab surfaces

May 23, 2023 James M. Dorsey

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, and Spreaker. Religious conservatives and nationalists in the…

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Are Muslim religious conservatism and political Islam making a comeback?

May 19, 2023 James M. Dorsey

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, and Spreaker. Little did Elianu Hia know that…

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Sudan in meltdown

May 18, 2023 Neville Teller

by Neville Teller On May 6 delegates from the two military groups slogging it out for control of Sudan met for pre-negotiation talks in Jeddah, each side represented by a…

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Sudan tests the limits of Middle Eastern de-escalation.

May 14, 2023 James M. Dorsey

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, and Spreaker. With Saudi-hosted talks to end Sudan…

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Cementing ties with Iran’s neighbours

May 12, 2023 Neville Teller

by Neville Teller           On 19 and 20 April Israel’s foreign minister, Eli Cohen, visited two of Iran’s close neighbours in central Asia.  Facing each other across the Caspian…

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Middle Eastern rivalries are alive and kicking despite de-escalation

May 11, 2023 James M. Dorsey

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, and Spreaker. Middle Eastern battlegrounds are alive and…

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Lebanon is in trouble

May 10, 2023 Neville Teller

by Neville Teller             Lebanon is in the midst of a long-standing political impasse.  It has a caretaker government and no head of state.  In addition,…

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Is Central Asia and the Caucasus the Indo-Pacific’s next stop?

May 9, 2023 James M. Dorsey

By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, and Spreaker. America to the rescue. In a…

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  • Gulf states test the boundaries of their agency
  • Shiites, not Jews, emerge as a touchstone of Saudi moderation
  • Culture wars bubble under Arab surfaces
  • Are Muslim religious conservatism and political Islam making a comeback?
  • Sudan in meltdown
  • Sudan tests the limits of Middle Eastern de-escalation.
  • Cementing ties with Iran’s neighbours
  • Middle Eastern rivalries are alive and kicking despite de-escalation
  • Lebanon is in trouble
  • Is Central Asia and the Caucasus the Indo-Pacific’s next stop?
  • By James M. Dorsey
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  • The Qatar World Cup has come and gone, but the debate continues.
  • The Arab world prepares to readmit Assad
  • Anglican schism is not just about theology. It’s about geopolitics too.
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  • Confronting problematic tenets of religious law: Judaism could follow Islam.
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