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Peter Oborne, "The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam" (Simon and Schuster, 2022)

June 23, 2022

The Fate of Abraham

Peter Oborne
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Peter Oborne’s The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam (Simon and Schuster 2022) is as much a history of US, British, and French attitu…

Peter Mandaville, "Wahhabism and the World: Understanding Saudi Arabia's Global Influence on Islam" (Oxford UP, 2022)

May 25, 2022

Wahhabism and the World

Peter Mandaville
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Saudi global export of an ultra-conservative strand of Islam and its impact on Muslim countries and communities across the globe has been a hotly deba…

David H. Warren, "Rivals in the Gulf: Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, Abdullah Bin Bayyah, and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis" (Routledge, 2021)

March 21, 2022

Rivals in the Gulf

David H. Warren
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Rivals in the Gulf: Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, Abdullah Bin Bayyah, and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis (Routledge, 2021) goes …

Usaama Al-Azami, "Islam and the Arab Revolutions: The Ulama Between Democracy and Autocracy" (Oxford UP, 2022)

February 23, 2022

Islam and the Arab Revolutions

Usaama Al-Azami
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Usaama al-Azami’s Islam and the Arab Revolutions: The Ulama Between Democracy and Autocracy (Oxford UP, 2022) focuses on the responses of several prom…

Katherine Harvey, "A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: The Saudi Struggle for Iraq" (Oxford UP, 2022)

February 8, 2022

A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Katherine Harvey
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Iraq has in the last year taken a lead in sponsoring talks between Middle Eastern arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran in an effort to prevent tension in…

Jason Pack, "Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder" (Oxford UP, 2021)

January 25, 2022

Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder

Jason Pack
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Libya stands out as an example of a complex, internecine Middle Eastern and North African conflict in which regional and global powers as well as jiha…

David Rundell, "Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads" (I. B. Tauris, 2020)

November 25, 2020

Vision or Mirage

David Rundell
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

David Rundell brings to his book, Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads (I. B. Tauris, 2020), a granular analysis and insider’s understandi…

Michael Q. Morton, "Masters of the Pearl: A History of Qatar" (Reaktion Books, 2020)

November 3, 2020

Masters of the Pearl

Michael Quentin Morton
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

History is not the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of young, energy-rich monarchies of the Gulf that often punch above their weight in …

Alan Chong, "Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2020)

October 16, 2020

Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Alan Chong and Quang Min Pham
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Political scientists Alan Chong and Quang Min Pham bring with their edited volume, Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (Palgrave …

James Zogby, "The Tumultuous Decade: Arab Public Opinion and the Upheavals of 2010-2019" (Steuben Press, 2020)

September 4, 2020

The Tumultuous Decade

James Zogby
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

James Zogby’s The Tumultuous Decade: Arab Public Opinion and the Upheavals of 2010–2019 (Steuben Press, 2020) takes the reader on a decade-long tour o…

Danyel Reiche and Tamir Sorek, "Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East" (Oxford UP, 2019)

July 29, 2020

Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East

Danyel Reiche and Tamir Sorek
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Sports scholars Danyel Reiche and Tamir Sorek’s edited volume, Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East (Oxford University Press, 2019), makes …

Sigurd Neubauer, "The Gulf Region and Israel: Old Struggles, New Alliances" (Kodesh Press, 2020)

July 21, 2020

The Gulf Region and Israel

Sigurd Neubauer
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Gulf scholar Sigurd Neubauer’s The Gulf Region and Israel: Old Struggles, New Alliances makes a significant contribution to our understanding of what …

Ibrahim Fraihat, "Iran and Saudi Arabia: Taming a Chaotic Conflict" (Edinburgh UP, 2020)

May 5, 2020

Iran and Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim Fraihat
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Ibrahim Fraihat’s latest book, Iran and Saudi Arabia: Taming a Chaotic Conflict (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) is much more than an exploration of…

Ahmet T. Kuru, "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison" (Cambridge UP, 2019)

March 25, 2020

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment

Ahmet T. Kuru
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Ahmet T. Kuru’s new book Islam, Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment, A Global and Historical Comparison (Cambridge University Press, 2019) is a grou…

Nicholas Blincoe, "More Noble Than War: A Soccer History of Israel-Palestine" (Bold Type Books, 2019)

February 19, 2020

More Noble Than War

Nicholas Blincoe
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Nicholas Blincoe’s More Noble Than War: A Soccer History of Israel-Palestine (Bold Type Books, 2019) is a beautifully narrated and written history of …

Joanna Lillis, "Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan" (I. B. Tauris, 2018)

October 23, 2019

Dark Shadows

Joanna Lillis
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Joanna Lillis’ Dark Shadows, Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan (I. B. Tauris, 2018) takes the reader on a penetrating, colourfully written journey…

Nicholas Walton, "Singapore, Singapura: From Miracle to Complacency" (Hurst, 2019)

September 27, 2019

Singapore, Singapura

Nicholas Walton
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Nicholas Walton’s Singapore, Singapura: From Miracle to Complacency (Hurst, 2019) is far more than a portrait of the rise of a resource-poor nation th…

Sean Foley, "Changing Saudi Arabia: Art, Culture and Society in the Kingdom" (Lynne Rienner, 2019)

August 8, 2019

Changing Saudi Arabia

Sean Foley
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

In Changing Saudi Arabia, Art, Culture and Society in the Kingdom (Lynne Rienner, 2019), Sean Foley offers eye-opening insights into a changing societ…

Andreas Krieg, "Divided Gulf: The Anatomy of a Crisis" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019)

May 13, 2019

Divided Gulf

Andreas Krieg
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Andreas Krieg’s edited volume, Divided Gulf: The Anatomy of a Crisis (Palgrave, 2019), brings together a group of prominent Gulf scholars to discuss t…

Jonathan Fulton, "China's Relations with the Gulf Monarchies" (Routledge, 2018)

January 17, 2019

China's Relations with the Gulf Monarchies

Jonathan Fulton
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Jonathan Fulton's China's Relations with the Gulf Monarchies (Routledge, 2018) sheds light on China’s increasing economic role at a moment that the tr…

Jonathan Fulton and Li-Chen Sim, "External Powers and the Gulf Monarchies" (Routledge, 2018)

December 28, 2018

External Powers and the Gulf Monarchies

Jonathan Fulton and Li-Chen Sim, eds.
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Jonathan Fulton and Li-Chen Sim’s edited volume, External Powers and the Gulf Monarchies (Routledge, 2018) is a timely contribution to understanding t…

Alessandro Arduino and Xue Gong, "Securing the Belt and Road" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)

December 20, 2018

Securing the Belt and Road

Alessandro Arduino and Xue Gong
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Alessandro Arduino and Xue Gong’s Securing the Belt and Road: Risk Assessment, Private Security and Special Insurances Along the New Wave of Chinese O…

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar, "The Politics of Common Sense: State, Society and Culture in Pakistan" (Cambridge UP, 2018)

November 29, 2018

The Politics of Common Sense

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar’s The Politics of Common Sense: State, Society and Culture in Pakistan (Cambridge University Press, 2018) is an incisive study of …

Sumantra Bose, "Secular States, Religious Politics: India, Turkey and the Future of Secularism" (Cambridge UP, 2018)

November 28, 2018

Sumantra Bose
Hosted by James M. Dorsey

Sumantra Bose's new book Secular States, Religious Politics: India, Turkey and the Future of Secularism (Cambridge University Press, 2018) is a fascin…