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The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer

James M. Dorsey

Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast. James is the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog, a book with the same title as well as Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Dr. Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario and Shifting Sands,

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00:07:58

Indictment of Trump associate threatens UAE lobbying...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/07/24

This month’s indictment of a billionaire, one-time advisor and close associate of former US President Donald J. Trump, on charges of operating as an unregistered foreign agent in the United States for the United Arab Emirates highlights the successes and pitfalls of a high-stakes Emirati effort to influence US policy.

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00:10:53

Greater Middle East may force China to project...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/07/21

China may have no short-term interest in contributing to guaranteeing security in parts of a swath of land stretching from Central Asia to the East coast of Africa, but that does not prevent the People’s Republic from preparing for a time when it may wish to build on long-standing political and military relationships in various parts of the world to project power and maintain an economic advantage.

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00:11:17

Muslim-Evangelical alliance strives to create...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/07/18

A recent unprecedented alliance between Muslims and Evangelicals takes on added significance in a world in which human rights are on the defensive, religious groups tend to forge political as well as ideational partnerships, and the role of the clergy in multiple Muslim-majority countries has come under scrutiny.

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00:10:49

Defining moderate Islam-Muslims and Evangelicals...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/07/14

A major Muslim and Evangelical organization joined forces this week to significantly advance hitherto state-backed ceremonial inter-faith dialogues that seldom go beyond platitudes and lofty statements.

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00:10:36

Personality and ambition potentially fuel divide...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/07/11

Personality as well as the conflation of genuine national interest with personal ambition contribute to the widening gap between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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00:08:38

Pakistani PM Khan’s ultra-conservative inklings raise...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/07/08

Widely seen as a populist with ultra-conservative inklings, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan increasingly appears to reinforce widespread traditionalist attitudes that reject religious tolerance as well as the rights of women and minorities.

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00:06:59

Israel deprives Central Europeans of moral cover

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/07/04

When Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid recently sparked a war of words with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki he was doing more than resisting Central European attempts at rewriting the history and legacy of the Holocaust and right-wing nationalistic flirting with anti-Semitic tropes.

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00:06:25

Saudi transport and logistics plan steps up...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/07/01

Recent announcements by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of plans to turn the kingdom into a transportation and logistics hub that connects continents take to a new level Saudi efforts to replace the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as the Middle East’s go-to addresses.

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00:08:28

Maneuvering Jerusalems-future Upcoming DC visit puts...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/06/28

US President Joe Biden may have little appetite for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking but seems determined to prevent some third parties from exploiting the regional stalemate to their advantage. That seems to be one message contained in ensuring that King Abdullah of Jordan will be the first Arab leader to visit the White House since Mr. Biden took office

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00:08:57

Forging a future with rather than against Iran

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/06/25

The rise of hardline President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has prompted some analysts to counterintuitively suggest that it could pave the way for reduced regional tensions and potential talks on a rejiggered Middle Eastern security architecture but getting from A to B is likely to prove easier said than done.

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00:09:59

Middle Eastern powers vie in shaping a next...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/06/22

Education is emerging as a major flashpoint in competing visions of a future Muslim world. Rival concepts being instilled in a next generation are likely to shape what amounts to a battle for the soul of Islam.

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00:07:41

Pakistan Quo Vadis (Where are you going)

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/06/19

Pakistan’s place in a new world order is anybody’s guess. Recent policy moves suggest options that run the gamut from a state that emphasizes religion above all else to a country that forges a more balanced relationship with China and the United States.

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00:07:15

Iran floats reports of imminent Shanghai Cooperation...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/06/16

Eager to enhance its negotiating leverage with the United States and Europe, Iran is projecting imminent membership of the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in much the same way it pushed the signing of a much-touted 25-year cooperation agreement with the People’s Republic that has yet to have any real legs.

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00:08:23

Saudi Arabia steps up effort to replace UAE and Qatar...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/06/13

Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to outflank the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as the Gulf’s commercial, cultural, and/or geostrategic hub.

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00:08:20

Athletes knock the legs from under global sports...

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/04/14

Sports governance worldwide has had the legs knocked out from under it. Yet, national and international sports administrators are slow in realizing the magnitude of what has hit them.

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00:07:36

Jordan is where domestic and regional fissures collide

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/04/06

Former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein has papered over a rare public dispute in the ruling Jordanian family in a move that is unlikely to resolve long-standing fissures in society and among the country’s elite and that echo multiple Middle Eastern fault lines.

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00:07:56

China signals possible greater Middle East engagement

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/03/28

Two initiatives send the clearest signal, yet, that China may be gearing up to play a greater political role in the Middle East.

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00:11:00

Playing US politics-Saudi Arabia targets Middle America

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/03/24

Amid Washington chatter about the future of US-Saudi relations, the kingdom has launched an unprecedented public diplomacy campaign to marshal business and grassroots support beyond the Beltway to counter anti-Saudi sentiment in the Biden administration and Congress.

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00:09:18

In the bulls eye-Turkish not Saudi schoolbooks

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/03/20

In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as the bull’s eye of criticism of supremacist and intolerant curricula in the Muslim world.

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00:10:35

Reform in Saudi Arabia-A road not taken

The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer ·

2021/03/17

Saudi Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, a popular but controversial religious scholar who has been mostly in solitary confinement since 2017, appeared in court this week only to hear that his case had been again adjourned for four months.

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