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Tackling Sunni Muslim Ultra-conservatism: A Pakistani-US Collision in the Making
By James M. Dorsey A recent government surrender to militant demands for stricter adherence to Islam mediated by the military ... -
Trump’s Recognition of Jerusalem: Letting a Genie out of the Bottle – JMD
By James M. Dorsey US President Donald J. Trump has let a genie out of the bottle with his recognition ... -
Egyptian President Al-Sisi Steps Up Repression to Cover Policy Failure
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQc8gRcmZRY By James M. Dorsey Egyptian general-turned-president Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi would likely be the first to admit that ... -
Saudi Arabia’s Lebanon Gamble May Pay Off – JMD
By James M. Dorsey Time will tell, but Saudi Arabia’s gamble to pressure Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed, Lebanese Shiite militia, by ... -
FIFA on Trial: Qatar’s World Cup back in the firing line
By James M. Dorsey Testimony of a star witness in a New York courtroom has revealed new allegations of Qatari wrongdoing in ... -
Saudi-UAE Push to Mobilize Tribes Against Qatari Emir
By James M. Dorsey Nearly six months into the Gulf crisis, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are attempting ... -
Commercial terms call into question China’s win-win Belt and Road initiative
By James M. Dorsey In a rare challenging of Chinese commercial terms that underlie the country’s ambitious Belt and Road ... -
Saudi Prince Mohammed’s Achilles Heel: Misreading Tea Leaves in Washington
By James M. Dorsey Emboldened by perceived White House support, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to have stepped ... -
Transition in the Middle East: Transition to What?
Image source: Iran Review By James M. Dorsey Transition is the name of the game in the Middle East and ... -
Arab Media: Saudi Purge Promises Tight Control
Photo: Prince Alwaleed at Al Arab By James M. Dorsey Long-standing Saudi efforts to dominate the pan-Arab media landscape appear ... -
The Middle East: It Will Only Get Worse – JMD
By James M. Dorsey As Saudi Arabia reels from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s frontal assault on the kingdom’s elite, indications ... -
Saudi Crackdown Raises Spectre of Wider Spread Dissent
By James M. Dorsey Few paid attention to a rare protest in Saudi Arabia in late January 2011 as a ...
