The Ayatollahs cannot control their Gen Z
by Neville Teller the Washington-based Pew Research Center, founded in 1996, has made its name by investigating the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Part of its early work…
Footballing for soft power – A conversation with James Corbett
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, Spreaker, and Podbean. It’s a good time to take a…
The 2022 World Cup: Qatar’s Make-or-Break Moment
The final run-up to the 2022 World Cup and the tournament’s management is make-it-or-break-it time for Qatar. Both will determine Qatar’s ultimate soft power benefit from the World Cup. How…
Under consideration: moving the British embassy to Jerusalem
by Neville Teller Liz Truss, the new British prime minister, has come into office vowing to sweep away the entrenched, outworn attitudes that persist in parts of what is otherwise…
Indonesian Muslims gamble on problematic ties to Saudi government vehicle
By James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to ensure that it continues to have…
The World Cup: A Mixed Blessing for Qatari Soft Power
This open access article was published by the Middle East Journal Review Article by James M. Dorsey Qatar and the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Politics, Controversy, Change, by Paul Michael…
Starving the terrorists of cash
by Neville Teller It was as far back as October 2021 that Israel accused six Palestinian civil society groups of funneling donor aid to militants, in particular the PLFP (the…
The geopolitical minefields of a Turkic world
By James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to ensure that it continues to have…
Lebanon-Israel maritime talks still all at sea
by Neville Teller Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, in power for 30 years, faces an acute dilemma. On the one hand, Hezbollah cannot possibly endorse the formal negotiations now in progress…
Betting on the wrong horse: The battle to define moderate Islam
By James M. Dorsey Thank you to all who have demonstrated their appreciation for my column by becoming paid subscribers. This allows me to ensure that it continues to have…