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The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
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Deteriorating Israeli-Russian relations A cautionary message for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
9 mins; May 03, 2022
Ukraine joins Afghanistan and Yemen in shaping Gulf rivalries
7 mins; May 02, 2022
Contesting Russia requires renewed US engagement in Central Asia
9 mins; April 28, 2022
A Clash of Civilisations-the Russian vs. the Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
7 mins; April 25, 2022
Saudi Arabia targets a more Republican Washington
9 mins; April 22, 2022
Israel’s Ukraine conundrum may have implications for Gulf states
7 mins; April 19, 2022
Iran capitalises on Central Asian vacuum created by the Ukraine war
8 mins; April 16, 2022
US-Gulf divergence: Placing risky bets
9 mins; April 13, 2022
Applying double standards in Ukraine is a risky business
8 mins; April 09, 2022
Cooperating with autocrats: When is too much, too much?
11 mins; April 06, 2022
The 2022 World Cup Is Qatar Putting its Best Foot Forward
10 mins; April 03, 2022
Always a major Middle Eastern power, Israel now takes centre stage
6 mins; March 30, 2022
NBN Interview David Warren
58 mins; March 25, 2022
Autocratic vs Democratic Islam = UAE vs Indonesia
10 mins; March 22, 2022
In Saudi Arabia, dance maybe, dissent no
10 mins; March 20, 2022
The Gulf crisis has lessons for Vladimir Putin. Not all may work in his favour
7 mins; March 16, 2022
Ukraine may force Middle Eastern rivals to upgrade their toolkit
10 mins; March 12, 2022
Russian societal tensions are mirrored in Putin’s Orthodox church
7 mins; March 07, 2022
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia Clashing visions of ‘moderate Islam’
11 mins; March 04, 2022
Ukraine-Middle Eastern states eye cost of hedging bets
8 mins; March 02, 2022
Ukraine Lessons not being learned
9 mins; February 27, 2022
Imaging the day after a Russian conquest of Kyiv: Not a pretty picture
6 mins; February 26, 2022
Middle Eastern states walk a tightrope that Ukraine spins ever tighter
7 mins; February 24, 2022
Ukraine :It’s the new world order, stupid
11 mins; February 23, 2022
Russia breathes down Middle Eastern necks over Ukraine
8 mins; February 22, 2022
Food in Israel divides and unites as much as it shapes identity
8 mins; February 19, 2022
Turkey and Israel eye extended cooperation in Central Asia
9 mins; February 15, 2022
Turkish gold conversion plan likely to falter on lack of public trust
19 mins; February 12, 2022
Israel expands its Iran strategy
11 mins; February 06, 2022
Holocaust Museum in Indonesia highlights stakes in a battle for the soul of Islam
9 mins; February 03, 2022
Iranian soccer’s curse Politics
9 mins; February 01, 2022
The Middle East Rush to Bury Hatchets: Is it sustainable?
39 mins; January 27, 2022
Ukraine crisis could produce an unexpected winner-Iran
8 mins; January 24, 2022
UAE schoolbooks earn high marks for cultural tolerance even if that means praising China
8 mins; January 21, 2022
Putin’s post-Soviet world remains a work in progress, but Africa already looms
7 mins; January 19, 2022
Kazakhstan like Ukraine spotlights the swapping of the rule of law for the law of the jungle
9 mins; January 15, 2022
Kazakhstan has lessons for the Gulf
7 mins; January 12, 2022
Saudi diplomacy needs flesh on its skeleton of sports and religion
9 mins; January 11, 2022
Saudi and Emirati religious moderation inspires few beyond their borders
12 mins; January 08, 2022
Is Kazakhstan Russia’s next Ukraine
9 mins; January 04, 2022
Qatar like Saudi Arabia and the UAE but unlike Kuwait cleanses its textbooks
11 mins; January 01, 2022
Pakistan revamps education at the point of a gun
9 mins; December 28, 2021
Christmas arrives in Saudi Arabia as kingdom plays catch-up in religious soft power rivalry
9 mins; December 25, 2021
Are Arab militias losing their usefulness for Iran
7 mins; December 22, 2021
Qatar World Cup sparks culture controversies
12 mins; December 18, 2021
China’s BRI crown jewel joins the era of defiance and dissent
8 mins; December 15, 2021
Playing cat and mouse-UAE energy company agrees to build power plants in Iran
9 mins; December 13, 2021
Saudi Arabia targets banned ultra-conservative proselytisers
10 mins; December 10, 2021
Pakistan slips on a slippery slope of religious militancy
7 mins; December 07, 2021
Is the glass half-full or half-empty-That is the question with contradictory US human rights policies towards Saudi Arabia and Iran
10 mins; December 05, 2021
Middle Eastern autocrats sigh relief-the US signals Democracy Summit will not change policy
11 mins; December 02, 2021
Saudi religious moderation is as much pr as it is theology
10 mins; November 30, 2021
Testing the waters-Russia explores reconfiguring Gulf security
7 mins; November 27, 2021
UAE chalks up diplomatic successes with uncertain payoffs
10 mins; November 25, 2021
Tackling migration crises-Fighting corruption may help
9 mins; November 24, 2021
Qatari World Cup sparks healthy controversy across multiple issues
10 mins; November 22, 2021
A new world: The Middle East tries cooperation alongside competition
7 mins; November 19, 2021
Saudi keeps eye on religious ball in global competition for talent
11 mins; November 16, 2021
Pulling back from the brink-Religious and ethnic intolerance threatens to spin out of control
9 mins; November 13, 2021
Whither Muslim solidarity and moderation
9 mins; November 11, 2021
South Asia replaces the Middle East as the epicentre of Muslim religious ultra-conservatism
8 mins; November 08, 2021
How much is religious soft power worth-Indonesian President Jokowi searches for answers in Abu Dhabi
9 mins; November 05, 2021
Ultraconservative triumph puts Pakistan at risk
10 mins; November 04, 2021
Sudan and the UAE-Pulling Sudanese strings
11 mins; November 01, 2021
Religious ultra-conservatism has a field day in Pakistan-It puts Saudi Arabia on the Spot
10 mins; October 30, 2021
The pendulum gradually swings towards international engagement with the Taliban
8 mins; October 27, 2021
Turkey and Iran find soft power more difficult than hard power
12 mins; October 24, 2021
Iran poll contains different messages for Biden and Raisi
9 mins; October 20, 2021
Shaping US Middle East policy amidst failing states failed democratization and increased activism
9 mins; October 16, 2021
US military presence in the Middle East-The less the better
11 mins; October 14, 2021
Gulf security-It’s not all bad news
7 mins; October 11, 2021
Reducing Middle East tensions potentially lessens sectarianism and opens doors for women
10 mins; October 09, 2021
Comparing textbooks-Even Afghanistan scores better than Pakistan
10 mins; October 07, 2021
Concern about Iran prompts Israel to weigh acknowledgement of its own nuclear weapons
7 mins; October 03, 2021
Afghanistan highlights link between religious soft power and Gulf security
8 mins; October 01, 2021
UAE nation branding encounters early headwinds
9 mins; September 28, 2021
UAE-Israel relations risk being built on questionable assumptions
12 mins; September 26, 2021
The Battle for the Soul of Islam: Will the real reformer of the faith stand up?
10 mins; September 23, 2021
A shift in militants’ strategy could shine a more positive light on failed US policy
13 mins; September 21, 2021
Indonesian G20 presidency promises to put a battle for the soul of Islam on the front burner
10 mins; September 19, 2021
Opposing Hindutava-US conference raises troubling questions
8 mins; September 16, 2021
Initial Taliban moves fail to convince Afghanistan’s neighbours
12 mins; September 14, 2021
To include or not include? China-led SCO weighs Iranian membership
8 mins; September 12, 2021
Bin Laden’s legacy probably surpasses his wildest dreams
10 mins; September 09, 2021
Taliban perpetuate Muslim world's failed governance paradigm
10 mins; September 06, 2021
Meet Zayed Fadi-Turkish TV’s bellwether for relations with the UAE
11 mins; September 05, 2021
Afghanistan has lessons for the Gulf
12 mins; September 02, 2021
AfPak takes on a new meaning with the rise of the Taliban
13 mins; August 30, 2021
Taliban victory threatens to be a double-edged sword for Pakistan and China
12 mins; August 28, 2021
Hedging Saudi bet-Iran looms Israel beckons and Taliban cause goose-bumps
8 mins; August 25, 2021
Putting the Taliban and Mustafa Kemal on par
8 mins; August 23, 2021
Afghanistan debacle potentially puts UAE on the spot
9 mins; August 22, 2021
Taliban and Al Qaeda: Putting a fox in charge of the chicken coop?
8 mins; August 19, 2021
Defining change: Who are the Taliban that conquered Afghanistan?
9 mins; August 17, 2021
What starts in Afghanistan does not stay in Afghanistan-China India and Iran grapple with the fallout
7 mins; August 15, 2021
Israel tries to bridge gap with Diaspora amid fears of strained relations with the West
11 mins; August 12, 2021
Saudi social and economic change proves to be a delicate balancing act
8 mins; August 08, 2021
Afghanistan may be a bellwether for Saudi-Iranian rivalry
8 mins; August 02, 2021
Hardened US and Iranian positions question efficacy of parties negotiating tactics
7 mins; July 30, 2021
Middle Eastern interventionism galore-Neither US nor Chinese policies alleviate
16 mins; July 27, 2021
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