Chinese Purchases Of Iranian Oil Raise Tantalizing Questions – Analysis
A fully loaded Chinese oil tanker ploughing its way eastwards from two Iranian oil terminals raises questions of how far
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Articles by James M. Dorsey :
Walking A Tightrope: Pakistan Struggles To Juggle Multiple Balls – Analysis
Pakistan risks falling off the tightrope it walks as it attempts to balance its relations with rivals Saudi Arabia and
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Mounting Tension With Iran Sheds A Light On Dynamics Of US Geopolitics – Analysis
Mounting tension between the Trump administration and Iran are likely to shed light on US dynamics shaping today’s geopolitical environment.
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Does Or Doesn’t It Work? Sustainability Of Chinese Re-Education May Be Tested – Analysis
The effectiveness of China’s effort to brainwash Uyghurs and Central Asian Muslims in the troubled north-western province of Xinjiang may
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Tackling Hate Speech: Tech Companies And World Leaders Opt For Band-Aid Solutions – Analysis
There’s a ‘blame the messenger’ quality to global efforts to counter misinformation, extremism and hate speech by world leaders and
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Want To Curb Violent Attacks? Curb Civilizationalism – Analysis
Decades of Saudi global funding of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism is perceived to have created breeding grounds for radicalism in Muslim
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Saudi Gas Ambitions Likely To Have Geopolitical Impact – Analysis
A Saudi push to become a major natural gas player is as much about diversifying the kingdom’s domestic consumption and
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Arab Power Struggles: ‘The King Is Dead, Long Live The King’ – OpEd
Political transition in the Middle East and North Africa operates so far on the principle of ‘The King is dead,
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Sudan Puts Saudi-UAE Religious And Cheque Book Diplomacy To The Test – Analysis
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ chequebook diplomacy driven-soft power strategy is being put to the test in Sudan
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War In Libya: A Rare Instance Of US-Russian Cooperation – Analysis
There is little that Russia and the United States agree on these days. Renegade Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar
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