Sitemap - 2013 - The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
Gulf states line up as targets of trade unions and human rights groups
Human rights groups blast Qatar with a silver lining
World Cup emerges as agent of change in Qatar
Gulf Security: A Risky New US-Saudi Blueprint
Investment in soccer: A double-edged sword for Gulf states
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Rewriting the Middle East Map
American Pharaoh: Ex-U.S. coach Bradley has Egypt on brink of WCup (JMD quoted in SI)
What Role for World Cup in Arab Spring? (JMD in Global Brief)
Qatar launches politically sensitive survey into low soccer match attendance
Potential German soccer star joins list of players-turned-jihadists
Amnesty International report undermines Qatar’s soft power defense strategy
Saudi survey: Majority of Saudis favor women’s right to sports
Banning of Egyptian player highlights problems of sports governance
Middle East becoming a graveyard for Socceroos (JMD quoted in The Guardian)
Al Ahli turns African championship into anti-government protest
Charting the shift in Olympic power and sport’s future challenges (JMD at Play the Game)
Soccer and autocracy: Who do national football teams represent?
Drone strikes take out key members of Somali terror group (JMD on Russia Today)
Critics of Qatari sports, labor and foreign policy target its commercial interests
Egyptian stage set for confrontations with ultras
Soccer's Impact on Middle East Politics (JMD at WINEP)
Middle East's Sunni-Shiite divide spills on to the soccer pitch
Turkish soccer’s financial crisis potentially sharpens political divide
Egyptian ultras’ fight for existence is a struggle for public space
Qatar: Perfecting the art of scoring own goals
Turkish and Egyptian ultras fight for their existence
Harsh Qatari labor conditions move center stage as FIFA debates World Cup
Turkish soccer pitches re-emerge as political battlefields
Decision to change date of Qatari World Cup risks political and legal rows
Middle Eastern investors target lower tier European clubs
Saudi Arabia mulls granting women access to stadia
Wahhabism vs. Wahhabism: Qatar Challenges Saudi Arabia (Part 2)
Singaporean dark horse in IOC race campaigns on promise of change (JMD on Play the the Game)
Turkey moves to prevent protests in stadiums and on campus
Pressure for labor reform in Qatar increases amid calls to move World Cup to winter
The politics of Indonesian and Turkish soccer: a comparative analysis (with Leonard Sebastian)
Turmoil in Egypt: Learning lessons from the Philippines
Soccer militants put their mark on Egyptian protests
US Tightrope Walk: Arab Autocrats Try to Redefine Terrorism
‘Brotherhood United’ as Egypt Islamists stage football friendly (JMD quoted on Al Arabiya)
UAE exploits soccer to counter charges of human rights abuse
Turkish government bans political slogans during soccer matches
Lebanese sports scandals fuel tensions
Whither the Arab Revolts? – A Response to Ali A. Allawi
Egypt’s Third Way: A Blend of Islamism and Militarism
MEI Insight: Facing One's Demons: The Egyptian Military and the Brotherhood at a Crossroads
Gulf rivalries spill on to the soccer pitch
The US Bogeyman in Post-coup Egypt
Football: a sporting barometer of European integration policies (ICSS Journal)
The Struggle for Egypt: Saudi Arabia’s Regional Role
FIFA reaffirms its role as pillar of established order
Tactical retreat: Ultras absent from protests in Egypt and Turkey
Egypt on the Brink: The Military’s Dilemma
Military Coup in Egypt: A Recipe for Failure
Planned mass protests in Egypt echo Cairo’s Tahrir Square uprising
Transition in Qatar: Will he or won’t he?
Egyptian soccer matches foreshadow mass anti-government protest
Iran’s New President: Averting a Popular Revolt
Egypt’s Morsi turns to Syria and soccer to polish his tarnished image
Soccer threaten to spark protests as Iran goes to the polls
Mega sports events: A double-edged sword
Tahrir’s lesson for Taksim: Police brutality unites battle-hardened fans
UEFA decision on Gibraltar opens AFC prospects for Kurds
Syrian Civil War: Russia Forges Risky Ties with Islamists
Quartz: US intelligence sees soccer as indicator of discontent
Saudi Arabia to allow women into stadiums
Algeria: Middle East’s next revolt if soccer is a barometer
Reform of Middle Eastern Militaries: Lessons from Indonesia
Soccer emerges as focal point of dissent in Saudi Arabia
How life (and death) change Egyptian soccer and its American coach (JMD quoted)
FIFA anti-racism campaign has work cut out for it in the Middle East
»Die Ultras hatten eine Schlüsselrolle« (Interview JMD Suedwind(
New AFC president sets about reform as battle for change looms
Asian soccer elects controversial Bahraini as president
Soccer fans in the Gulf vote with their feet
Academic Dorsey allowed to appeal High Court ruling
JMD on Xinhua: AFC to elect new chief in first post-Hammam election
Players’ complaints overshadow Qatari attempts to project improved workers’ rights
AFC election marred by interference allegations and candidates’ track records
Egyptian soccer TV rights aim to alleviate financial crisis
Trade unions call on FIFA to deprive Qatar of World Cup
ASEAN Super League offers World Sport Group potential fallback
The Shia-Sunni divide: Tunnel vision prevails
Bahrain soccer chief faces tough questions in AFC election
Egypt’s banning of soccer fans from matches likely to boomerang
AFC presidential candidates’ promises of reform put World Sport Group in the crosshairs
Al Jazeera targets Spain amid dropping viewer numbers in its heartland
Turkey gears up to give Gulf states a run for their money
Qatar broaches sensitive demography through soccer
Egyptian crackdown on soccer fans likely to unite militants
International sanctions: Iran feels the psychological impact
Rioting ultras and striking police officers may ease security reform
Persian Gulf Futures (on Global Brief)
Civil war in Syria: The Spillover Threat
Soccer protests highlight Egyptian president Morsi’s fragile ties to the military
AFC election-lineup: little real promise of badly needed reform
Militant Jerusalem fans challenge founding principle of Israeli foreign policy
Port Said unites key Egyptian government critics: workers and soccer fans
Soccer fans defy emergency rule, force work stoppage in Port Said
In Egypt, the kids are not all right (JMD quoted in The Washington Post)
Post-revolt Arab Transitions: Driven by Distrust and Inexperience
Qatar announces planned migrant workers charter to fend off World Cup criticism
Push for World Cup workers’ rights challenges Qataris and activists alike
Police refusal to secure Egyptian matches spotlights rift with military
Matchstruqués : un système au-dessus des joueurs, des arbitres et surtout desinstances du football
UEFA inquiry into sponsorship deals highlights problematic fight against corruption
Rowdies with a Cause (JMD quoted in Foreign Policy)
Match fixing scandal could be monkey wrench to change soccer governance
Fan Culture – a social and political indicator
Egypt league to restart amid protests and finger pointing of police
AFC announces litmus test post-Bin Hammam presidential election
Bradley fighting to give fractured Egypt World Cup hope (JMD quoted on ESPN FC)
Unsere Freunde aus (JMD quoted in Tagespiegel)
Egyptian military authorizes resumption of soccer, confrontation with ultras looms
Soccer and Egypt (JMD quoted in The Nation)
Qatar’s Challenge to Saudi Arabia: An alternative view of Wahhabism
Beitar Jerusalem and Egypt’s President Morsi: two vignettes of racism
Morsi opts for law enforcement, not inevitable reform
Egyptian soccer violence: a test of Morsi’s political savvy
Alles kleine Fische - JMD on Deutschlandfunk
Soccer violence puts Egyptian president Morsi between a rock and a hard place
FIFA reviews Qatar’s World Cup bid
Is the “Azeri spring” starting?
University of Würzburg: Prominent Researcher Joins the University
Egypt declares 74 dead soccer fans martyrs of the revolution
Middle East and North Africa:Another year of Upheaval
Egyptian prosecutor submits new evidence in bid to preempt violent soccer protests
Trade unions accuse Qatar of forced labor in ILO process
Qatar turns to football for fame and fans (JMD quoted)
Pyro technics, Police, Political demonstrations -- JMD on Deutschlandfunfk (in German)
Middle East soccer associations campaign for women’s right to play
Port Said clashes: A foretaste of Egyptian soccer violence to come
Re-launching the Egyptian premier league: a barometer for Morsi’s performance