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Shifting Energy Import Patterns Snhance China’s Clout in the Middle East – JMD
By James M. Dorsey Subtle shifts in Chinese energy imports suggest that China may be able to exert influence in ... -
Gulf Crisis Escalates as Major Corporations are Forced to Take Sides
Credit: Qatar Tribune By James M. Dorsey The Gulf crisis that pits a United Arab Emirates-Saudi-led alliance against Qatar is ... -
US President Donald Trump Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize
by Amanda Terkel, HuffPost A group of 18 House Republicans has nominated President Donald Trump for the 2019 Nobel Peace ... -
Astronomy: The Outer Frontier of MbS’ Liberalization
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s investment of $1 billion and option to pump a further ... -
Geopolitics Magnify Sustained Political Violence in Balochistan – JMD
More than 60 cadets were killed in 2016 attack on Quetta police academy / Credit: Dawn By James M. Dorsey ... -
Vatican in Saudi In Secret Talks on Building Churches
· Pope’s spokesman hopeful of ‘historic’ agreement · Secret negotiations follow King Abdullah’s Rome visit by John Hooper in Rome; theGuardian The Vatican has been ... -
Assad Speaks: Whenever The Syrian Army Achieves Victory, The West Intervenes
“These voices and any possible action will contribute nothing but an increase in instability in the region, threatening international peace ... -
Turning Qatar Into An Island: Saudi Cuts Off Its Nose To Spite Its Face
By James M. Dorsey There’s a cutting-off-the-nose-to-spite-the face aspect to a Saudi plan to turn Qatar into an island by ... -
The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the Politics of Middle Eastern Soccer – JMD
By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at The Beautiful Game? Identity, Resentment, and Discrimination in Football and Fan Cultures conference, ... -
Spying On Your Husband Or Wife’s Phone Will Land You In Jail In Saudi Arabia
BY CHRISTINA ZHAO , Snooping around on your spouse’s phone in Saudi Arabia is now a crime that could land the offender ... -
Natural Gas: An Underrated Driver of Saudi Hostility Towards Iran and Qatar
By James M. Dorsey Debilitating hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran is about lots of things, not least who will ... -
JMD: Saudi Prince Mohammed’s Religious Moderation Unlikely to Change Asian Realities
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be seeking to revert his kingdom to an unspecified form of moderate Islam but ...
