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JMD: Saudi Moderation: How far Will Crown Prince Mohammed Go?
No women at the table By James M. Dorsey In his effort to improve Saudi Arabia’s badly tarnished image and ... -
Keeping Mum: MBS Puts His Own Mother Under House Arrest – Report
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, who has initiated reforms for women in his kingdom, put his mother under house arrest to ... -
Trump sacks US Secretary of State, Tillerson after visit to Nigeria
By Nsikak Nseyen, President Donald Trump of the United State has fired US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson. This is ... -
Pakistan Struggles To Get a Grip On Militancy And Ultra-conservatism
By James M. Dorsey Seventy years after its birth, Pakistan is struggling to get a grip on Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism ... -
JMD: International soccer bodies ignore blatant rule violations in run-up to Egyptian election
By James M. Dorsey International soccer bodies, in violation of their own bylaws, have ignored the blatant mixing of sports ... -
JMD: Smoking And Drinking: Churchill Sets An Example Today’s Western Leaders Can Learn From
By James M. Dorsey To understand that Western emphasis on human rights is at best a fig leaf to do ... -
Arabs Leverage Lucrative Nuclear Contracts To Enhance Security And Keep Options Open
By James M. Dorsey Controversy in South Korea over a secret military clause in a nine-year old agreement to build the United ... -
The Middle East’s Nuclear Technology Clock Starts Ticking – JMD
By James M. Dorsey The Middle East’s nuclear technology clock is ticking as nations pursue peaceful capabilities that potentially leave ... -
JMD: China’s Dilemma: Balancing Support for Militants with Struggle Against Political Violence
By James M. Dorsey China’s recent failure to shield Pakistan from censorship by an international anti-terrorism funding and anti-money laundering ... -
Valentine’s Day Pinpoints Limits of Saudi Prince’s Islamic Reform Effort
By James M. Dorsey Valentine’s Day in Riyadh and Islamabad as well as parts of Indonesia and Malaysia puts into ... -
China’s Step into the Maelstrom of the Middle East, by James M Dorsey, RSIS
James M Dorsey, RSIS The Middle East has a knack for sucking external powers into its conflicts. China’s ventures into ... -
Chinese Extradition Request Puts Crackdown on Uyghurs in the Spotlight – JMD
By James M. Dorsey, A Chinese demand for the extradition of 11 Uyghurs from Malaysia puts the spotlight on China’s roll-out of ...
