China consolidates its grip on the Middle East
by Neville Teller China’s President Xi Jinping flew to Saudi Arabia on December 7 to host a Chinese-Arab summit there. The visit had been on the stocks for some…
Throwing darts: Indonesian call for religious reform challenges Muslim autocracy
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. At first glance, Islamic scholars discussing the…
A curious courtship: Rival Muslims woo Hindu nationalists
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. Muslim religious soft power rivalry, a battle…
Erdogan prepares for a new land grab
by Neville Teller On 19 November Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began launching air, drone and artillery strikes on north-eastern Syrian towns and cities. Over four days at least 100…
The Biden administration excels in scoring its own goals, or does it?
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. The Biden administration excels in scoring its own goals, nowhere more…
When Mr. Xi comes to town
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. Pomp and circumstance are important. So are…
Qatar punctures FIFA’s political fantasy
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. If the Qatar World Cup proved anything,…
Where’s the justice in an ICJ opinion?
by Neville Teller On November 11 a UN Special Committee voted in favour of requesting the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide an advisory opinion about whether Israel’s 55-year…
Hungary’s Victor Orban uses soccer to project Greater Hungary and racial exclusivism
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. Hungary didn’t qualify for the Qatar World…
UK’s Chief Rabbi and the Abraham Accords
by Neville Teller U.K. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Secretary General of the…