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- Getting It Right A Post - Qatar Roadmap For ActivistsQatar 2022 put the myth of a separation of sports and politics to bed.Like in Qatar, human, worker, and LGBT rights are likely to be left, right, and centre as other Gulf and North African states move centre stage as hosts of and bidders for some of the world’s foremost mega-sporting events, the 2030 World Cup and the 2036 Olympics, and major Asian tournaments, including the Asian Cup and the Asian Games.11 min
- Changing Paradigms Israel’s Far - Right Meets Christian NationalistsPrime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s far-right, Jewish nationalist, ultra-conservative coalition government threatens to put the Jewish state on a collision course with Diaspora Jewry and could weaken or undermine a pillar of Israeli national security: unquestioned US support.The looming crisis with two of Israel’s crucial constituencies, the United States and Diaspora Jewry, stems from Mr. Netanyahu's embrace of the far-right and willingness to sidestep the rise of anti-Semitism among Christian nationalists and Evangelicals, two groups that constitute the mainstay of US grassroots support for Israel.1 hr
- Qatar Was Just The Beginning As The Middle East Eyes Conquering Asian SportsThis decade and beyond could be the era of Middle Eastern sports.It may not have sunk in yet, but the Qatar World Cup was the kickoff rather than the finale.Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be this decade's focal points of Asian sports. By 2030, Egypt and Turkey could become part of the global sports-hosting mix.14 min
- Throwing Darts - Indonesian Call For Religious Reform Challenges Muslim AutocracyAt first glance, Islamic scholars discussing the religious legitimacy of the United Nations and the nation-state sounds esoteric. It's not. On the contrary, it’s potentially revolutionary.11 min
- Off The Pitch, Morocco Emerges A Winner In The World CupFrance defeated Morocco 2:0 on the pitch, but off the pitch Morocco is up 4:0.Ultimately, the effects of Morocco’s off-the-pitch success may ripple much longer than the fallout of its stellar performance in the stadium.13 min
- A Curious Courtship Rival Muslims Woo Hindu NationalistsMuslim religious soft power rivalry, a battle for the soul of Islam, just got hotter.The rivalry’s latest battlefield is not Mecca, Medina, Cairo, Tehran, or Istanbul. It’s Hindu nationalist Delhi.That is because, for the next year, India chairs the Group of 20 largest economies in the world.13 min
- Scoring An Own Goal - US Middle East Policy Misses The PlankThe Biden administration excels in scoring its own goals, nowhere more so than in the Middle East.Missed in the hype of Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to Saudi Arabia is that no part of the world lends itself more than the Middle East to put into practice the administration's vision of a world in which the United States and China simultaneously cooperate and compete.9 min
- When Mr. Xi Comes To TownPomp and circumstance are important.So are multiple agreements to be signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia this week, his first venture beyond East and Central Asia in three years.The visit allows Gulf states, with Saudi Arabia in the lead, to further diversify their foreign relationships and hedge their bets as the world moves from a unipolar to a bipolar, if not multipolar, order.In addition, Mr. Xi’s visit boosts the positioning of Mr. Bin Salman and his kingdom as undisputed leaders of the Muslim world.12 min
- Qatar Punctures FIFA’s Political FantasyIf the Qatar World Cup proved anything, it’s that sports and politics are inseparable Siamese twins joined at the hip.10 min
- Hungary’s Victor Orban Uses Soccer To Project Greater Hungary And Racial ExclusivismHungary didn't qualify for the Qatar World Cup, but that hasn't stopped Prime Minister Victor Orban from exploiting the world's current focus on soccer to signal his Putinesque definition of central European borders as defined by civilization and ethnicity rather than internationally recognized frontiers.10 min
About The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
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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, Essays on Sports and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa.
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