A successful Saudi sports blitz takes more than money.
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. For the second time in a…
China and others grapple with understanding what the Wagner Group revolt means.
By James M. Dorsey ThinkChina published an earlier version of this story To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on…
Is an Israel-Palestine deal possible?
By Neville Teller An historic 10-year anniversary is on the horizon. It was on July 29, 2013 that negotiators on behalf of Israel and the Palestinian…
The US lacks credibility, but all is not lost.
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. A recent poll of Arab public…
Modi’s US visit spotlights America’s policy choices.
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. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-day…
The State of Iraq
by Neville Teller On May 30, in a two-minute session, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for another year until…
For Indonesia, sports diplomacy is a double-edged sword.
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. US President Joe Biden’s controversial pilgrimage…
The Cyrus of our Time
by Neville Teller Reza Pahlavi, the man born to be Shah of Iran and who, for the first nineteen years of his life, was its Crown Prince, paid a first-ever…
Tunisia – a ticking time bomb
By Neville Teller During Ramadan this year, just before nightfall when Muslims break their fast, dozens of Tunisian policemen swooped on the home of 81-year-old Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the…
LGBTQ emerges as a litmus test for limits of Saudi reforms
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 turned LGBTQ rights…