The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey

By 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.

Episode Date
Middle East Report
Jun 05, 2026
Living by the sword
Jun 04, 2026
A game of chicken
Jun 03, 2026
Lebanon ceasefire is about more than Hezbollah
Jun 02, 2026
Gulf states prepare for long-term Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz
May 31, 2026
US-Iranian negotiations are a performative tug-of-war over who blinks first
May 28, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz A battle for regional dominance
May 26, 2026
How close are the US and Iran to a deal
May 25, 2026
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis could help Saudi Arabia reduce dependency on the Strait of Hormuz
May 23, 2026
Middle East Report: A Weekly Roundup
May 22, 2026
Pakistan’s Iran war mediation ties the South Asian nation up in knots
May 20, 2026
Iran war disrupts Gulf states' economic ambitions
May 19, 2026
Gulf states’ differences were baked into the GCC’s DNA from the outset
May 18, 2026
Trump fails to camouflage differences with China over Iran
May 16, 2026
Middle East Report 15052026
May 15, 2026
US-Iran diplomacy amounts to motion without movement
May 12, 2026
Are the US and Iran close to a deal
May 07, 2026
The US and Iran hold their fire. The question is for how long
May 06, 2026
US and Iran tap dance into reviving hostilities
May 03, 2026
Iran’s proposal puts Trump in a bind
Apr 28, 2026
Celebrated Orban’s defeat-That may have been premature
Apr 27, 2026
Resumption of US-Iran talks hangs in the balance
Apr 25, 2026
US Strait of Hormuz blockade threatens to backfire
Apr 23, 2026
Will the Iran war gun remain silent
Apr 22, 2026
Playing bluff poker on a knife’s edge
Apr 21, 2026
What the 1987 Tanker War teaches us about the Strait of Hormuz stand-off
Apr 19, 2026
Iran has a leg up in the war of narratives
Apr 18, 2026
Infusing religion in the military risks sliding down a slippery slope
Apr 16, 2026
Politics obstruct a US-Iran nuclear deal
Apr 14, 2026
The Islamabad talks were doomed from the outset
Apr 12, 2026
Middle East Report
Apr 10, 2026
Did Trump blink first?
Apr 08, 2026
Iran war: Paying the Piper
Apr 03, 2026
Iran war weakens Trump in his European culture wars
Apr 03, 2026
What if Trump unilaterally ends the Iran War?
Mar 31, 2026
Shaping the Iran war’s next phase
Mar 30, 2026
Middle East Report
Mar 27, 2026
Is Iran America’s Suez moment-The answer is Yo
Mar 27, 2026
A double-edged sword
Mar 25, 2026
The Iran war is about to escalate
Mar 21, 2026
Standing up to Donald Trump
Mar 17, 2026
Control of the Strait of Hormuz puts Iran in the driver’s seat
Mar 16, 2026
No Good Options
Mar 14, 2026
Whither the Iran War?
Mar 11, 2026
Can Trump end the Iran war unilaterally?
Mar 10, 2026
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new Supreme Leader and how might his rule change the US‑Iran war
Mar 10, 2026
Supporting Iran’s minorities risks playing with fire
Mar 09, 2026
Middle East Report
Mar 06, 2026
War in Iran High Stakes For The Middle East BFM 04032026
Mar 04, 2026
Putting Trump’s muscular foreign policy to the test
Mar 01, 2026
Middle East Report
Feb 27, 2026
Can the US and Iran Avoid Conflagration BFM 24022026
Feb 24, 2026
Middle East Report
Feb 21, 2026
Trump hosts first Board of Peace meeting on Gaza and beyond
Feb 20, 2026
For Trump, it’s crunch time in Gaza
Feb 16, 2026
Middle East Report 13022026
Feb 13, 2026
Mr. Netanyah goes to Washington
Feb 12, 2026
Netanyahu raises the bar on Iran and Gaza
Feb 11, 2026
Radio Islam 06022026
Feb 06, 2026
Bridging gaps in US-Iran talks is easier said than done
Feb 05, 2026
US military intervention in Iran could spark hostilities not just in the Gulf and Israel, but also Turkey and Azerbaijan
Feb 02, 2026
Disarming Hamas Gaza’s next battleground
Jan 31, 2026
Middle East Report
Jan 30, 2026
Connecting Dots: Trump’s Peace Board, Iran, Venezuela, Greenland, & the World Order
Jan 26, 2026
Middle East Report
Jan 23, 2026
The Board of Peace: Creating a new world order
Jan 22, 2026
Board of Peace, A Trump Dream or Reality ?
Jan 20, 2026
US–Iran Tensions and What Comes Next
Jan 19, 2026
Iran in 2026 is not the Iran of 1979
Jan 16, 2026
Middle East Report
Jan 16, 2026
US Weighs Diplomacy or War AzNews 14012026
Jan 14, 2026
Analysing Iran’s Deadliest Unrest in Years BFM89,9 13012026
Jan 13, 2026
US intervention could spark chaos in Iran
Jan 12, 2026
Yemen's separatist STC denies its dissolution - TRT 10012026
Jan 11, 2026
Unrest in Iran and Its Implications BFM89.9 07012026
Jan 07, 2026
US Apprehends Maduro. What Next 04-01-2026 - JMD on PTV
Jan 05, 2026
Radio Islam 02012026
Jan 02, 2026
Israel and UAE risk further fracturing of the Middle East
Jan 01, 2026
Whither US-Israel relations?
Dec 28, 2025
Is Trump playing with conservative American Jews
Dec 25, 2025
On the sports pitch, Russia and Israel fight for hearts and minds
Dec 22, 2025
Egypt balances on Gaza knife’s edge
Dec 19, 2025
Resetting US-Israel relations-Will he, or won’t he
Dec 09, 2025
Middle East Report
Dec 06, 2025
Are Trump and Netanyahu approaching crunch time?
Dec 05, 2025
From 911 to MAGA Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
Nov 30, 2025
Divide and conquer
Nov 27, 2025
Shifting Paradigms-MbS positions Saudi Arabia as a global powerhouse
Nov 24, 2025
Radio Islam 21112025
Nov 21, 2025
Changing US attitudes catch Israel in a pincer movement
Nov 20, 2025
The Middle East in 72 Minutes
Nov 13, 2025
Ye’s repentance-A blip on the radar
Nov 12, 2025
Middle East Report 07112025
Nov 08, 2025
Evangelicals to the rescue
Nov 06, 2025
The Middle East Report
Nov 01, 2025
Testing boundaries
Nov 01, 2025
The Middle East Report
Oct 25, 2025
Trump’s Middle East reality check
Oct 22, 2025
Racism in sports raises its ugly head on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide
Oct 21, 2025
The Middle East Report with JamesM. Dorsey
Oct 18, 2025
Fraying at the edges, the Gaza ceasefire spotlights fragility
Oct 16, 2025
Ceasefire approved but is peace in sight_CNA 11102025
Oct 10, 2025
Can the Gaza ceasefire agreement hold TRT09102025
Oct 09, 2025
A look at key events of the Israel-Hamas war in the past year_CNA 07102025
Oct 08, 2025
TRT 04092025
Oct 05, 2025
U.S.-Israel Peace Plan, UEFA Suspension Threats, and Iran’s Nuclear Strategy_RadIslam 03102025
Oct 03, 2025
Trump’s Gaza plan is a game of bluff poker
Sep 30, 2025
Trump and Netanyahu draw battlelines
Sep 28, 2025
Parallax Views James Dorsey 9-24-25
Sep 26, 2025
Israel cuts off its nose to spite its face
Sep 25, 2025
Palestinian Statehood In More Than Name_bfm 89.9 Sep 24 2025
Sep 24, 2025
Are sports associations next to boycott Israel
Sep 20, 2025
Reports of mental health struggles among Israeli soldiers_TRT 18092025
Sep 19, 2025
What steps will the Doha emergency summit take following Israel’s attack_TRT 16092025
Sep 17, 2025
Rubio and Netanyahu frame discussions with religious and civilisational symbolism
Sep 16, 2025
Is Qatar the straw that breaks the camel’s back
Sep 13, 2025
Netanyahu puts Trump in a bind
Sep 11, 2025
Israel’s attack on Qatar could be a watershed
Sep 10, 2025
US and Israel discuss restructuring their military relationship
Sep 09, 2025
The Middle East Report With James Dorsey 05092025
Sep 06, 2025
Israel ignores gathering storm winds at its peril
Sep 05, 2025
UAE’s campaign against Islamists fuels moves to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and anti-Muslim sentiment
Sep 01, 2025
Radio Islam 29 Aug 2025
Aug 29, 2025
Gaza mediators work at cross purposes
Aug 26, 2025
Bleak Outlook for Palestinian Statehood
Aug 23, 2025
Netanyahu’s far right instincts and political interests converge in Gaza
Aug 21, 2025
Palestinians are pawns in shaping Gaza’s future
Aug 19, 2025
Trump Goes After Wall Street Journal in Major Test of Press Freedom
Aug 14, 2025
Indonesia’s writing on the wall-Gaza drives hardening Muslim public opinion
Aug 11, 2025
Pushing Saudi Arabia to be an Israeli copycat
Aug 08, 2025
Re-occupying Gaza-From the fire into the frying pan
Aug 07, 2025
Trump’s focus on food for Gaza promises to be problematic
Aug 02, 2025
Breaking up Syria
Jul 31, 2025
Gaza ANews 30072025
Jul 30, 2025
Testing Israel’s Limits
Jul 28, 2025
Instability Spreads As Israels Military Campaigns Escalate_BFM 23072025
Jul 24, 2025
Israel-Iran war highlights Israeli dependency on US and potential US leverage
Jul 24, 2025
Will he, or won’t he-That is the question as US frustration with Netanyahu mounts
Jul 22, 2025
Saudi Crown Prince places a calculated bet on foreign soccer club ownership
Jul 21, 2025
Europe’s opportunity to break the Middle East’s cycle of violence
Jul 19, 2025
The writing is on the wall as support for Israel shrinks
Jul 15, 2025
Will the EU force FIFA to reform
Jul 13, 2025
In the bull’s eye-An influential pro-Israel group targets Malaysia
Jul 12, 2025
When the world was their beat_WWWhy 04072025
Jul 09, 2025
Trump’s dinner with Netanyahu Motion without movement
Jul 08, 2025
Will Trump s proposed 60-day Gaza truce happen TRT 07072025
Jul 07, 2025
Gaza ceasefire talks tiptoe in a mine field
Jul 05, 2025
MiddleEastReportJamesDorsey04July2025
Jul 04, 2025
US contractors say live ammunition fired at Gaza aid sites
Jul 03, 2025
Parallax Views James M Dorsey 2 July 2025
Jul 03, 2025
Is the Gaza ceasefire buzz a fata morgana
Jun 30, 2025
NDTV 26062025 Iran
Jun 27, 2025
Don’t hold your breath. Iran Israel ceasefire is fragile at best
Jun 25, 2025
Horizons Discussion _ Flashpoint Iran_ The War with Israel and U.S. Strikes _ James M. Dorsey
Jun 24, 2025
Iran says US strikes caused minimal damage to nuclear sites
Jun 23, 2025
Israel’s defense doctrine aims for emasculation, not deterrence
Jun 21, 2025
The Cost of Escalation_ What the Iran-Israel Clash Means—Modern Diplomacy
Jun 19, 2025
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei is doomed if he does and doomed if he doesn’t
Jun 18, 2025
Iran Israel Conflict _ Exclusive_ Indian Students Stuck in Tehran _ Rocket Strikes Target Israel
Jun 17, 2025
Is Israel against a negotiated resolution to Iran’s nuclear programme_TRT 16062025
Jun 16, 2025
Trump’s conundrum-Israeli attacks against Iran
Jun 15, 2025
Iran vows ‘harsh and decisive’ response after Israeli strikes
Jun 13, 2025
Israelis favour forever war, just want hostages released first
Jun 12, 2025
Gambling on Trump-Is Netanyahu grasping at straws
Jun 09, 2025
To counter Hamas, Israel backs Gazan criminals
Jun 06, 2025
Extremist soccer fans display Israeli society’s brutalisation
Jun 03, 2025
President Trump's Gulf Yatla-Indian Futures 26052025
May 31, 2025
The Trump administration’s ‘brain trust’ aims to change the paradigm of US-Israeli relations
May 29, 2025
Netanyahu’s latest war goal risks accelerating Israel becoming a pariah state
May 26, 2025
How much longer can FIFA ignore Gaza
May 22, 2025
Qatar is at the center of a battle for hearts and minds
May 19, 2025
Is Trump’s Gulf victory lap a watershed-Gaza may be the litmus test.
May 15, 2025
Is Syria the Middle East’s next exploding powder keg
May 12, 2025
US-Houthi truce triggers pro-Israel alarm bells
May 09, 2025
Separately, Trump and Hamas let the cat out of the bag
May 08, 2025
US-European culture war puts Israel in a bind
May 05, 2025
Is Algeria Next
May 02, 2025
Netanyahu hardens his position despite pressure to lift the Gaza blockade
Apr 30, 2025
Crunch time may be approaching for Netanyahu
Apr 26, 2025
Netanyahu’s allies turn Jews into potential scapegoats
Apr 25, 2025
Hamas and Netanyahu bet on each other’s unpopularity
Apr 21, 2025
Vietnam looms large in Gaza
Apr 17, 2025
Whither Trump’s Gaza resettlement plan
Apr 11, 2025
Israel’s Gaza strategy is doomed to fail
Apr 08, 2025
Mr. Netanyahu goes to Washington
Apr 06, 2025
The Israeli-Palestinian battle of the narratives
Apr 03, 2025
Gaza’s anti-Hamas protests mean different things to different players
Mar 30, 2025
Reading tea leaves-Is the US signalling potential differences with Israel
Mar 25, 2025
Gaza’s fault lines are less linear than meets the eye
Mar 22, 2025
Want to join the fight against anti-Semitism Check your anti-Semitic antecedents at the door.
Mar 18, 2025
Netanyahu gambles on Trump
Mar 16, 2025
Israel’s times may be ‘a-changin’
Mar 15, 2025
Netanyahu’s reshaped Middle East aligns neatly with Trump’s new world order
Mar 09, 2025
With his right hand not knowing what his left hand is doing, Trump plays with fire
Mar 07, 2025
The logic in Trump’s madness
Mar 05, 2025
Israel joins Russia in laughing its way to the bank after Trump-Zelensky spat
Mar 01, 2025
Israeli security demands threaten to upset Syria’s apple cart
Feb 26, 2025
US President Trump’s Gaza shock therapy rocks Arab boats
Feb 22, 2025
Trump can only play both sides against the middle so long
Feb 20, 2025
Israel and Hamas adopt hard line as they enter second-phase ceasefire talks
Feb 17, 2025
UAE emerges as the United States and Israel’s best Arab friend
Feb 16, 2025
Trump puts ‘might is right’ principle on steroids in Gaza and Ukraine
Feb 15, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s Future-Palestine or Zion
Feb 12, 2025
Marco Rubio treats himself to a Middle East reality check
Feb 11, 2025
Trump plays with fire in Gaza
Feb 09, 2025
Trump focuses Middle Eastern minds with potentially unintended consequences
Feb 08, 2025
Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrive in Ramallah_TRT 9 Feb 2025
Feb 08, 2025
Trump’s Gaza plan turns the Middle East on its head
Feb 05, 2025
Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu could decide the Gaza ceasefire’s fate
Feb 03, 2025
Trump’s Middle East plan may have legs
Feb 01, 2025
Netanyahu flaunts his ties to the global far-right
Jan 29, 2025
Trump’s support for expelling Palestinians fans Middle Eastern fires
Jan 26, 2025
Trump has everyone running in circles when it comes to his Middle East policy
Jan 24, 2025
US-backed Israeli efforts to curb freedom of expression are likely to backfire
Jan 23, 2025
Trump puts Israelis and Palestinians on a knife’s edge
Jan 16, 2025
The Middle East’s New Jigsaw Puzzle
Jan 15, 2025
Saudi Arabia and international sports, a tale of politics and greed
Jan 12, 2025
Iran Fears Setback May Open A Pandora’s Box
Jan 09, 2025
Israel’s Military Has A Crisis Even If It Refuses To Admit It
Jan 07, 2025
Putting Humpty Dumpty together in Syria
Jan 05, 2025
How important is the Syrian Foreign Minister's first overseas visit to Saudi Arabia_TRT 02012025
Jan 02, 2025
Saudi Arabia balances ‘tolerance’ with support for ultra-conservatives in conflict zones
Jan 01, 2025
Israel’s Middle East war-Yemen definitely next, maybe Iran too
Dec 27, 2024
Turkey dreams of a neo-Ottoman Middle East
Dec 25, 2024
Syria faces enormous challenges
Dec 20, 2024
A US-Israeli masterclass in how to discourage change in Syria
Dec 18, 2024
Syria may be tired of war, but war may not be tired of Syria
Dec 16, 2024
Picking up the pieces-Russia and Iran seek to limit losses in Syria
Dec 13, 2024
How did Saudi Arabia land the 2034 World Cup_SkyNews 12122024
Dec 12, 2024
Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 World Cup -- JMD on the BBC
Dec 12, 2024
Will the real Mr. Jolani stand up
Dec 11, 2024
James M Dorsey The Fall Of Syria JFRadio 9 Dec 2024
Dec 10, 2024
Assad Toppled by Syrian Rebels in a Tectonic Shift for the Middle East w_ James Dorsey
Dec 10, 2024
It’s make or break for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, not only on the battlefield
Dec 06, 2024
Syrian rebels are gunning for Damascus. Turkey may like the prospect
Dec 06, 2024
Ceasefire brings Lebanon’s chicken home to roost
Dec 02, 2024
Israeli commander’s West Bank woes spotlight a military tied up in knots
Nov 28, 2024
Israeli commander’s West Bank woes spotlight a military tied up in knots
Nov 28, 2024
ICC arrest warrants Netanyahu and Gallant open a Pandora’s Box
Nov 24, 2024
Netanyahu and Hamas A symbiotic relationship that costs Israel dearly
Nov 22, 2024
Israel’s wars repeat the 1980s on steroids
Nov 20, 2024
Trump set to inherit a Gaza war he doesn’t want but can’t end
Nov 17, 2024
How much of Godsend for Netanyahu is Trump’s return to the White House
Nov 14, 2024
Netanyahu bets on Lebanon to justify his forever wars
Nov 12, 2024
The Middle East isn’t high on Trump’s agenda but Trump preoccupies the Middle East
Nov 09, 2024
Trump victory may have a long-shot silver lining
Nov 08, 2024
Trump victory may have a long-shot silver lining
Nov 08, 2024
The UAE backed by Israel targets influential role in post-war Gaza
Nov 06, 2024
Middle East conflict: Heavy humanitarian toll of Israel-Lebanon hostilities
Nov 03, 2024
The US elections, not ceasefire talks, likely to shape Israel’s wars
Nov 02, 2024
Israel’s Loss of a Moral Compass
Nov 01, 2024
Middle East Report
Nov 01, 2024
Is There No Stopping Israel As It Continues To Pound Gaza, Lebanon?
Oct 31, 2024
Escalating Tensions Between Iran And Israel
Oct 31, 2024
Israel’s Limited Retaliation Against Iran Demonstrates US Can Force Netanyahu’s Hand
Oct 28, 2024
Regional And International Reactions To The Israeli Airstrikes On Iran
Oct 27, 2024
Israel Targets Iranian Military Facilities
Oct 26, 2024
Unlikely Middle East Conflict Will Widen - Analyst
Oct 26, 2024
CGTN Israel Strikes Iran 26 Oct 2024
Oct 26, 2024
Blinken jumps through hoops on his Middle East tour
Oct 25, 2024
Blinken Touts Problematic UAE Plan For Post - War Gaza
Oct 25, 2024
Hezbollah Fights To Survive, Uncertain Of The Level Of Iranian Support
Oct 23, 2024
The Greater Middle East Is A Ticking Time Bomb
Oct 23, 2024
Killing Hamas Leader Garners Israel A Tactical, Not A Strategic Success
Oct 20, 2024
Hamas Leader’s Death Offers Israel A Feel - Good Moment But Changes Little
Oct 18, 2024
Israel's killing of Hamas leader changes little
Oct 18, 2024
Israel’s International Support Network Fractures As Pressure Mounts
Oct 16, 2024
What Were They Thinking? Hamas And Netanyahu Yet To Explain
Oct 14, 2024
UNIFIL Accuses Israel Of Deliberate Attack On Its South Lebanon HQ TRT 11Oct2024
Oct 11, 2024
Iran and its allies have little to show for themselves
Oct 11, 2024
Israel, Iran, And Hezbollah Manoeuvre In Military And Political Minefields
Oct 11, 2024
Saudi Arabia Sees Opportunity As Israel Takes On Hezbollah And Weighs Retaliation Against Iran
Oct 08, 2024
Has Gaza's Year Of Carnage Changed Anything?
Oct 05, 2024
Iran’s Networked Defense Strategy Is A Double - Edged Sword
Oct 04, 2024
The Middle East on the brink
Oct 04, 2024
Iran Attacks Israel. CGTN 2 Oct 2024
Oct 03, 2024
Iran's Missile Strike Fires Up Tensions BFM 02 Oct 2024
Oct 02, 2024
Will Hezbollah Crumble Without Nasrallah
Oct 01, 2024
Israel’s Killing Of Hezbollah Leader Is Unlikely To Shift The Paradigm Of Middle East Politics
Sep 29, 2024
Iranian President Floats Rare Israeli Trial Balloon
Sep 28, 2024
War in Lebanon takes center stage
Sep 27, 2024
Israel - Hezbollah: Serious Repercussions For The Region
Sep 26, 2024
Middle East Tensions Escalate as Israel and Hezbollah Battle It Out
Sep 26, 2024
Saudi Gas Investments - A Marriage Of Economic And Geopolitics
Sep 24, 2024
Two Top Hezbollah Commanders Killed In Israeli Strike On Beirut TRT 21Sep2024
Sep 21, 2024
Mass Electronic Device Attacks In Lebanon Backchat 20Sep2024
Sep 20, 2024
Hezbollah's Exploding Communications Devices Put Middle East on Edge
Sep 20, 2024
Does The US Have Any Leverage On Israel - Hezbollah Tensions
Sep 18, 2024
Netanyahu, Iran, And Iranian - Backed Groups Walk Tightly Spun Tripwire
Sep 17, 2024
Subtle US Messages Fall On Netanyahu And Israel’s Deaf Ears
Sep 16, 2024
For Israel Losing The Battle For Hearts And Minds Is Worse Than Failing To Defeat Hamas
Sep 10, 2024
Netanyahu And Hamas Share Disregard For Israeli And Palestinian Lives
Sep 06, 2024
What Could The US Do To Pressure Netanyahu On Gaza Ceasefire Deal TRT 05092024
Sep 05, 2024
Jockeying For Position In Post - War Gaza
Sep 03, 2024
US Anti - Settler Sanctions Barely Scratch The Surface
Aug 30, 2024
Fri 07:44:24 to 07:57:00
Aug 30, 2024
Binyamin Netanyahu Is As Much An Ideologue As He Is An Opportunist
Aug 28, 2024
Israel Planes Strike Targets In Lebanon And Hezbollah Responds
Aug 26, 2024
Escalating Middle East Tensions Raise Multiple Questions
Aug 25, 2024
Gaza ceasefire negotiations
Aug 24, 2024
Multiple Time Bombs Likely To Threaten A Gaza Ceasefire From Day One
Aug 20, 2024
US Mulls Confronting Netanyahu If Gaza Ceasefire Talks Falter
Aug 16, 2024
Is There A Genuine Willingness From Israel To End Hostilities In Gaza TRT 16082024
Aug 16, 2024
Ultra - Nationalists Provoke As Netanyahu’s Ceasefire Tightrope Wobbles
Aug 14, 2024
Israel’s Reputational Self - Immolation
Aug 12, 2024
Looking Beyond The Fog Of War To Imagine Future Israeli - Palestinian Peace Negotiations
Aug 09, 2024
Will Hamas Agree To A Ceasefire Talks With Israel After Haniyeh Assassination
Aug 09, 2024
Assassinating Hamas Leaders Scores Points But Is Unlikely To Produce Victory
Aug 07, 2024
Intellectual Honesty In Israel & Palestine Produces Radically Different Outcomes
Aug 05, 2024
Can Israel Afford To Fight Effectively On Multiple Fronts TRT 05082024
Aug 05, 2024
The Battle for Soul of Islam
Aug 04, 2024
Middle East Report With James M. Dorsey 02082024
Aug 04, 2024
Middle East Escalation Gaza And The Evolution With Lebanon And Iran
Aug 02, 2024
The Battle For Muslim Education
Aug 02, 2024
Saudi - UAE Notions Of Islam Are At The Core Of Israeli Thinking On Post - War Gaza
Jul 30, 2024
Gaza Is The One Thing Kamala Harris And Donald Trump Agree On
Jul 27, 2024
Netanyahu Goes to Washington w/ James Dorsey
Jul 27, 2024
Netanyahu in the United States - JMD on Radio Islam
Jul 26, 2024
Gulf Investment In European Soccer Becomes A Hot Potato
Jul 24, 2024
Tracing The Roots Of Israel’s Gaza War Strategy
Jul 21, 2024
Ignoring Ingrained Anti - Semitism, Israel Backs Global Far - Right
Jul 17, 2024
Israel’s Self - Declared Gaza Safe Zones Are Catch - 22 Death Traps
Jul 14, 2024
Israel Kills Dozens Of Displaced Palestinians In Al - Mawasi, Khan Younis TRT JMD 130724
Jul 13, 2024
Walking A Tightrope, Netanyahu Struggles To Maintain His Balance
Jul 11, 2024
Soft Power Islam - The Geopolitical Contest Over ‘Moderate Islam’
Jul 09, 2024
Widening Rift With The Military Puts Netanyahu In A Tight Spot
Jul 08, 2024
New Soccer Stadium Seals Marriage Between Gulf Capital And Egyptian Crony Capitalism
Jul 06, 2024
Palestine Is A Double - Edged Sword For Egyptian President Al - Sisi
Jul 03, 2024
New Soccer Stadium Seals Marriage Between Gulf Capital And Egyptian Crony Capitalism
Jul 02, 2024
The Gaza War Is About More Than Binyamin Netanyahu’s Political Fortunes
Jun 30, 2024
Is Lebanon Israeli Settlers’ Next Frontier
Jun 24, 2024
The Israeli Military Isn’t What It Once Was
Jun 22, 2024
Israeli Setbacks Empower Hamas - Assousa
Jun 17, 2024
Thinking The Unthinkable - Israeli Occupation Instead Of A Ceasefire
Jun 15, 2024
Covert Wars
Jun 12, 2024
Next Week Could Be Make Or Break For Binyamin Netanyahu
Jun 08, 2024
Israel And Its Supporters Turn Palestine Into A Litmus Test Of Democracy.
Jun 02, 2024
King Abdullah Of Joran Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place
May 29, 2024
Antisemitism Threatens Jews, And Occupation Threatens Judaism
May 25, 2024
The Quest For Religious Reform Goes Global.
May 23, 2024
The Greater Middle East Is A Ticking Time Bomb (Part 2)
May 19, 2024
US President Biden Plays High - Risk Poker With Israel’s Netanyahu
May 16, 2024
The Greater Middle East Is A Ticking Time Bomb (Part 1)
May 16, 2024
What Jews, Israeli Palestinians, And Turkish Kurds Have In Common
May 13, 2024
Netanyahu And Ultraconservatives Jeopardise Israeli Security
May 10, 2024
Netanyahu Borrows Time By Rejecting Gaza Ceasefire
May 07, 2024
The Politics Of ‘From The River To The Sea'
May 05, 2024
Netanyahu Is Blinded And Cornered By The Gathering Of Increasingly Dark Clouds
May 02, 2024
Israel Puts Gaza Ceasefire Ball In Hamas’ Court
Apr 29, 2024
Rafah Make Or Break For Netanyahu
Apr 27, 2024
Words Matter
Apr 25, 2024
The Middle East Totters On The Edge Of A Cliff
Apr 21, 2024
Israel And Hamas See Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations As An Existential Battle
Apr 18, 2024
Israel And Hamas Play Whack - A-mole
Apr 15, 2024
Biden And Hamas Tie Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Up In Knots
Apr 12, 2024
The Greater Middle East Is A Ticking Time Bomb
Apr 09, 2024
Palestinian Security Forces Are Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Apr 05, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Clutches At Straws
Apr 02, 2024
Aid Is At The Core Of An Israeli - Palestinian Struggle To Control Post - War Gaza.
Mar 29, 2024
Netanyahu’s Walls Are Caving In
Mar 26, 2024
Rafah - Netanyahu’s Marketing Tool And Lightning Rod
Mar 24, 2024
Resolving The Israeli - Palestinian Conflict Palestinians May Be More Accommodating Than Israelis
Mar 22, 2024
The Middle East The World’s Playground For The Privatization Of War
Mar 21, 2024
Iran May Be On The Cusp Of Change. A Conversation With Arash Azizi.
Mar 18, 2024
Biden May Not Have Enough Rope To Push His Vision Of The Middle East
Mar 15, 2024
Innocent Gazans Pay A Heavy Price For Hamas And Israel’s Disregard For Human Life
Mar 11, 2024
Gaza War Turns Palestine Into A Potential Middle Eastern Lightning Rod
Mar 08, 2024
Weaponizing Food: Palestinians Lose Lives, Israelis Lose Humanity
Mar 07, 2024
The Battle For The Soul Of Islam A Game Of Seduction
Feb 29, 2024
Ceasefire Talks Are About More Than A Gaza Truce And Prisoner Exchange
Feb 26, 2024
Netanyahu’s ‘Day After’ Gaza Plan Is A Non - Starter
Feb 24, 2024
Soccer Incidents Call Into Question Fundaments Of Saudi - Iranian Detente
Feb 22, 2024
Israel Puts Qatar In The Crosshairs As Hamas Reasserts Itself In Gaza
Feb 20, 2024
Crunch Time May Be Around The Corner As Gaza Ceasefire Talks Stall
Feb 18, 2024
First Qatar, Now Saudi Arabia Time For Activists To Rethink
Feb 16, 2024
Flying Under The Radar China Tightens Grip On Uighurs
Feb 11, 2024
Blinken Finds A Substantially Altered Politics Landscape As He Tours The Middle East
Feb 08, 2024
Qatar’s Gaza War Mediation May Be A Double - Edged Sword
Feb 04, 2024
Iran Facilitates Biden’s Support For Israel
Jan 31, 2024
UNRWA Pronounced Guilty Until Proven Innocent. Palestinians Pay The Price.
Jan 29, 2024
International Court Ruling Likely To Shape Israel - Hamas Prisoner Exchange Talks
Jan 27, 2024
Looking For Fig Leaves - Israel And Hamas Negotiate Terms Of A Ceasefire
Jan 23, 2024
Hardliners Ride High In The Middle East
Jan 20, 2024
A Casualty Of War
Jan 17, 2024
Escalating Red Sea Tensions And Citizen Boycotts Trap US In Catch - 22
Jan 14, 2024
Israeli Shift In Military Tactics Threatens To Be A Double - Edged Sword
Jan 10, 2024
The Gaza War Is Set To Spill Onto The Streets Of Western Cities
Jan 07, 2024
History Repeats Itself With The Assassination Of A Hamas Official
Jan 04, 2024
Gaza War Calls Middle East De - Escalation Into Question
Jan 02, 2024
Netanyahu Appears Increasingly Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Dec 30, 2023
Israel And Hamas Grapple With Egyptian Gaza Roadmap
Dec 26, 2023
Israel Hamas Prisoner Talks Are Mired By Politics
Dec 22, 2023
Catching Flack Qatar’s Gaza Mediation Is A Balancing Act
Dec 18, 2023
Hamas Maneuvering Complicates Efforts To Secure New Prisoner Swaps
Dec 15, 2023
The Gaza War Calls Into Question The Moral Rectitude Of Western Democracies
Dec 11, 2023
The UAE Walks An Ever - Tightening Geopolitical Tightrope
Dec 08, 2023
The Gaza War’s Fog Complicates Separating The Wheat From The Chaff
Dec 04, 2023
Counterintuitive Palestinian Politics, Is Hamas Treading A Path Paved By The PLO
Dec 01, 2023
Religious Leaders Strive To Become Peacemakers Rather Than Warmongers
Nov 28, 2023
Gaza Divides The Wheat From The Chaff Among Religious Leaders
Nov 24, 2023
Gaza’s Day After May Alleviate Suffering But Promises To Be No Panacea
Nov 21, 2023
Israeli And Palestinian War Crimes - A Conversation With Omer Bartov
Nov 18, 2023
Israeli And Palestinian Obstinance, Not Settlements, Obstructs Two - State Solution
Nov 15, 2023
Arab And Muslim Leaders Put Limited Influence And Differences On Display
Nov 12, 2023
Whither Hamas A Conversation With Hostage Negotiator Gershon Baskin
Nov 09, 2023
Gaza War Drowns Out Sane Voices
Nov 06, 2023
Israel In Gaza No Good Options
Nov 03, 2023
US Gaza War Cost - Benefit Analysis May Reach Tipping Point
Oct 30, 2023
Biden’s Israeli Bear Hug Is A Double - Edged Sword
Oct 27, 2023
Hamas Puts Malaysia In A Bind
Oct 23, 2023
Israel May Win Its Battle Against Hamas But Has Already Lost The War
Oct 20, 2023
Emotions Fuel Gaza War And Bury Hopes For Resolving The Israeli - Palestinian Conflict
Oct 15, 2023
Middle Eastern History Repeats Itself Or Maybe It Doesn’t
Oct 11, 2023
The Middle East May Never Be The Same
Oct 09, 2023
The Politics Of Saudi And Iranian Sports
Oct 04, 2023
Reforming Islam - How Many Ways To Crack An Egg - A Conversation With Andrew March.
Sep 30, 2023
Saudi - Israeli Deal Would Be A Gamechanger But Not For The Reasons Discussed
Sep 27, 2023
Keeping Saudi Ultra - Conservatism Alive And Kicking Meet Sheikh Awesome
Sep 23, 2023
The Global Enduring Disorder A Conversation With Jason Pack
Sep 19, 2023
Confusion And Uncertainty Shape Debate About US Gulf Policy
Sep 16, 2023
Libyan Floods And Fault Lines A Conversation With Ethan Chorin
Sep 13, 2023
Gulf Sports Diplomacy Could Enter Choppy Waters
Sep 10, 2023
The Indonesian Presidential Election Produces An Unexpected Twist
Sep 07, 2023
Arab Winter What Arab Winter
Sep 03, 2023
The Politics Of Middle East Sports - Karim Zidan 28082023
Aug 29, 2023
Spain’s La Liga Challenges Gulf States’ Business Model
Aug 25, 2023
Middle East Sports Go Global With Politics In Tow
Aug 21, 2023
Saudi Arabia And Israel Put A High US Price Tag On Diplomatic Relations
Aug 17, 2023
Arab Youth Seek Certainty In Religion And Tradition
Aug 13, 2023
NU Indosphere
Aug 09, 2023
Saudi Soccer A Game Of Geopolitics And Religion, Not Just Sports
Aug 05, 2023
The UAE The Middle East’s Teflon Nation
Jul 31, 2023
A Saudi Pastime Poking The United States In The Eye
Jul 27, 2023
Bin Salman Toys With Religious Reform
Jul 23, 2023
Indian Pundits Rally In Support Of Europe's Anti - Migrant Sentimen
Jul 20, 2023
Autocrats Shift Gears By Exporting Repression Of Freedoms
Jul 16, 2023
Qatar America’s Best Friend In The Gulf
Jul 12, 2023
French Rioters And Palestinian Gunmen Send Similar Messages
Jul 09, 2023
A Successful Saudi Sports Blitz Takes More Than Money
Jul 05, 2023
China And Others Grapple With Understanding What The Wagner Group Revolt Means
Jul 01, 2023
The US Lacks Credibility, But All Is Not Lost
Jun 27, 2023
Modi's US Visit Spotlights America's Policy Choices
Jun 22, 2023
For Indonesia, Sports Diplomacy Is A Double - Edged Sword
Jun 19, 2023
LGBTQ Emerges As A Litmus Test For Limits Of Saudi Reforms
Jun 15, 2023
Rebalancing US - Saudi Relations
Jun 12, 2023
Saudi Arabia’s High - Profile Sports Blitz Is Off To A Mixed Start
Jun 08, 2023
Gulf Support For Turkey’s Erdogan Is About More Than Economics
Jun 05, 2023
Gulf States Test The Boundaries Of Their Agency
Jun 02, 2023
Shiites, Not Jews, Emerge As A Touchstone Of Saudi Moderation
May 28, 2023
Culture Wars Bubble Under Arab Surfaces
May 23, 2023
Are Muslim religious conservatism and political Islam making a comeback?
May 19, 2023
Sudan Tests The Limits Of Middle Eastern De - Escalation.
May 14, 2023
Middle Eastern Rivalries Are Alive And Kicking Despite De - Escalation
May 11, 2023
Is Central Asia And The Caucasus The Indo - Pacific’s Next Stop
May 09, 2023
Syrian President Al - Assad Plays A Strong Hand In Diplomatic Poker
May 04, 2023
Shaping A 21st - Century World Order The Nation - State Vs The Civilizational State
Apr 30, 2023
The Qatar World Cup Has Come And Gone, But The Debate Continues.
Apr 26, 2023
Anglican Schism Is Not Just About Theology. It’s About Geopolitics Too
Apr 24, 2023
In The Black Hole - James M. Dorsey On The Battle For The Soul Of Islam
Apr 20, 2023
Confronting Problematic Tenets Of Religious Law - Judaism Could Follow Islam
Apr 17, 2023
Religion Inspired The Nation - State, But Politics Made The Difference
Apr 13, 2023
Sports Are A Potential Bellwether Of How Middle Eastern States Manage Their Differences
Apr 10, 2023
The Fallacy Of A US Withdrawal From The Middle East
Apr 07, 2023
Putting Hindu Nationalists On The Spot
Apr 04, 2023
A Battle For The Soul Of Islam Plays Out In A Bahrain Courtroom
Apr 02, 2023
Reforming Islamic Jurisprudence Shapes The Battle To Define Moderate Islam
Mar 31, 2023
Unleashing An Iranian Tiger
Mar 29, 2023
Today Jihadists Focus On Africa And Afghanistan, But They Also Eye China And Russia
Mar 28, 2023
Bali Governor Puts Indonesia On The Spot
Mar 24, 2023
Arab Plan For Syria Puts US And Europe In A Bind
Mar 22, 2023
China’s Saudi Iranian Mediation Spotlights Flawed Regional Security Policies
Mar 20, 2023
Saudi Sports Blitz Encounters Headwinds
Mar 18, 2023
Saudi Iranian Détente Potentially Sparks Paradigm Shifts
Mar 16, 2023
Debates About Islamic Reform Loom Larger As Ramadan Approaches
Mar 13, 2023
Saudi Crown Prince Balances On Saudi - US - Israeli Tightrope
Mar 10, 2023
Iran Upgrades Perceptions Of Saudi Threat
Mar 07, 2023
Bahrain Prosecutes Religious Reformers Traditionalists Fight Back
Mar 04, 2023
A US Trump Card In Gulf Geopolitics Capacity - Enhancing Security Cooperation
Mar 01, 2023
Saudi Sports Strategy Challenges Global Sports Governors And Activists Alike
Feb 25, 2023
UAE's Mastery Of Playing Both Sides Against The Middle Has Its Limits
Feb 21, 2023
Hindu - Muslim Dialogue Progresses Cautiously
Feb 18, 2023
Saudi Columnists Bolster Calls For Reform Of Muslim Religious Law
Feb 13, 2023
India Could Be This Decade’s China
Feb 11, 2023
Who Are Genuine Muslim Moderates Separating The Wheat From The Chafe
Feb 07, 2023
Protest In Iran A Middle Eastern Déjà Vu With A Twist Of Irony
Feb 05, 2023
Israelis And Palestinians Do What They Do Best, But For The Wrong Reasons
Feb 03, 2023
Shaping A 21st - Century World Order Amounts To A Patchwork
Jan 31, 2023
‘Saudi First’ Aid Policy Marries Geopolitics With Economics
Jan 28, 2023
Stepping Back From The Abyss A Conversation With Indian Muslim Thinker A. Faizur Rahman
Jan 24, 2023
To Engage Or Not Engage. Hindus And Muslims Suss Each Other Out
Jan 20, 2023
Neither Saudi Arabia Nor Market Concerns Dent Dubai’s Real Estate Market
Jan 15, 2023
For The UAE And Others, Its Business As Usual With Israel
Jan 11, 2023
Saudi Arabia Milks Ronaldo, For What It’s Worth
Jan 07, 2023
Challenging China Turkey Walks A Fine Line On Repressed Uighurs
Jan 04, 2023
Ronaldo’s Move To Saudi Arabia - A Game Of One - Upmanship
Jan 01, 2023
Getting It Right A Post - Qatar Roadmap For Activists
Dec 27, 2022
Changing Paradigms Israel’s Far - Right Meets Christian Nationalists
Dec 24, 2022
Qatar Was Just The Beginning As The Middle East Eyes Conquering Asian Sports
Dec 21, 2022
Throwing Darts - Indonesian Call For Religious Reform Challenges Muslim Autocracy
Dec 18, 2022
Off The Pitch, Morocco Emerges A Winner In The World Cup
Dec 15, 2022