James Dorsey

James M Dorsey is a Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and co-director of the Institute of Fan Culture of the University of Würzburg.
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The Muslim world: liberals pay the price for Trump and Saudi-supported illiberalism

US president Donald Trump’s fuelling of Islamophobia with his newly imposed travel…

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Trump’s presidency bolsters autocrats as Egypt designates soccer icon a terrorist

An Egyptian government decision to designate soccer icon Mohammed Aboutrika as a…

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Qatari backtracking on labour rights and cooperation with Russia reflects new world order

A Qatari decision to backtrack on minimal improvements of the terms of…

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Think that 2016 was a tough year for Saudi Arabia? Wait until you see 2017

2016 was not a good year for Saudi Arabia. Sharply lowered oil…

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Towards a new world order in Eurasia? The role of Russia and China

A new Russian-led, China-backed Eurasia-centred world order may be in the making…

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Istanbul bombings: soccer in the bull’s eye

Twin bombs in central Istanbul may not have targeted Besiktas JK’s newly…

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Qatari soft power efforts: two steps forward, one step backwards

Efforts to leverage Qatar’s 2022 World Cup hosting rights to create the…

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Qatar calls into question its sincerity in pushing World Cup-driven reform

For much of the last six years since winning the hosting rights…

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Under pressure, Egyptian president promises change

Faced with a drop in popularity, intermittent protests against rising prices, and…

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Pushing the envelope: the World Cup and Arab revolts drive change

Pressured by human rights and trade union activists leveraging Qatar's exposure as…

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