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Israel’s defense doctrine aims for emasculation, not deterrence
Hamas’ October 7, 2023, paradigm-shifting attack has prompted Israel to change its defense doctrine with devastating consequences for the Middle East.
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The Cost of Escalation: What the Iran-Israel Clash Means — James M. Dorsey Explains
There is a broader goal to this operation, which is one of regime change. It's fundamentally the same strategy that underlies Israel's operations in the…
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Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei is doomed if he does and doomed if he doesn’t
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is caught between a rock and a hard place. He risks being doomed if he does and doomed if he doesn’t.
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Trump's browbeating negotiation tactics won't work with Iran
James M. Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, says the US’s approach towards Iran is flawed and destined to fail.
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What does Israel want in Iran? – JMD on TRT
James M. Dorsey, senior fellow at Singapore’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, tells TRT World that Israel isn’t seeking a diplomatic…
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The MAGA Split on Iran - JMD on Parallax Views
On this edition of Parallax Views, Middle East analyst James M. Dorsey, proprietor of The Turbulent World w/ James M. Dorsey blog/Substack, returns to…
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Trump’s conundrum: Israeli attacks against Iran
Beyond shifting the paradigm of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Israel’s dramatic strikes against Iran are likely to shape the outcome of a battle within…
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Israel strikes Iran -- JMD media appearances
BBC 13 May 2025
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Israelis favour forever war, just want hostages released first
To say Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is a highly controversial figure in Israeli politics is, at best, an understatement. Yet, his notion of a…
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Gambling on Trump: Is Netanyahu grasping at straws?
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may be grasping at straws in his hope that US President Donald J. Trump will continue to back his refusal to…
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To counter Hamas, Israel backs Gazan criminals
Israel’s throttling of aid for Gaza is as much about weaponizing food and other essential goods as it is about eventually installing a post-war…
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Extremist soccer fans display Israeli society’s brutalisation
Critics have long argued that Israel’s 58-year-long occupation of Palestinian lands conquered in the 1967 Middle East war has brutalised Israeli…
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