Sitemap - 2019 - The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
A symptom of fragile anti-US alliances: Russia accuses China of technology theft
A symptom of fragile anti-US alliances-Russia accuses China of technology theft
Sports: A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change
Sports-A battlefield for freedom of expression and political change_podcast
Israeli soccer club’s anti-racism echoes Israel’s political divide
Israeli soccer club’s anti-racism echoes Israel’s political divide_Podcast
Gulf security: China envisions continued US military lead
Gulf security-China envisions continued US military lead_Podc
China struggles to fend off allegations of debt trap diplomacy
China Struggles To Fend Off Allegations Of Debt Trap Diplomacy Podc
Ending the Gulf crisis: Natural gas frames future Gulf relations
Ending the Gulf crisis-Natural gas frames future Gulf relationsPodcast
A microcosm of Iran’s domestic problems, port city bears brunt of crackdown
A microcosm of Iran’s domestic problems, port city bears brunt of crackdown
Standing up to China: Czech mayor sets a high bar
Standing up to China-Czech mayor sets a high bar
Global Turmoil: Ethics offer a way out of the crisis
Global Turmoil-Ethics offer a way out of the crisis_Podc
Mending Gulf fences could weaken support for US sanctions against Iran
Mending Gulf fences could weaken support for US sanctions against Iran_Podcast
Middle Eastern protests: A tug of war over who has the longer breath
Middle Eastern protests-A tug of war over who has the longer breath
Strategic Black Sea falls by the wayside in impeachment controversy
Strategic Black Sea falls by the wayside in impeachment controversy_Podcast
Gulf soccer suggests that “The Times They Are a-Changin”
Gulf soccer suggests that “The Times They Are a-Changin”
It’s when not if China’s Middle Eastern tightrope snaps
Its when not if Chinas Middle Eastern tightrope snaps_Podcast
Its when not if Chinas Middle Eastern tightrope snaps_Podcast
Salvaging international law: The best of bad options
Salvaging international law-The best of bad options
Rise of civilisationalists forces rethink of sovereign nation state
Rise of civilisationalists forces rethink of sovereign nation state
Global protests: Russia and China risk ending up on the wrong side of history
Global protests-Russia and China risk ending up on the wrong side of history
Countering civilisationalism: Lebanese and Iraqi protesters transcend sectarianism
Countering civilisationalism-Lebanese and Iraqi protesters transcend sectarianism
Popular Protest: How effective is it?
Popular Protest: How effective is it?
Joining the global protest fray: Islamists march on the Pakistani capital
Joining the global protest fray-Islamists march on the Pakistani capital
Joanna Lillis, "Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan" (I. B. Tauris, 2018)
NBN Book Review: Dark Shadows - Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan
Turkey and China tie themselves in knots over Syria and Xinjiang
Turkey and China tie themselves in knots over Syria and Xinjiang
Shaping a new world order: The Gulf and the greater Middle East stake their claim
Turkey and the Kurds: What goes around comes around
Turkey and the Kurds-What goes around comes around
Landing in Riyadh: Geopolitics work in Putin’s favour
Landing in Riyadh-Geopolitics work in Putin’s favour
A self-inflicted wound: Trump surrenders the West’s moral high ground
A self-inflicted wound-Trump surrenders the West’s moral high ground
Learning lessons: Protesters stay one step ahead of rulers
Learning lessons-Protesters stay one step ahead of rulers
Running hot and cold: Gulf balances on the edge of war and peace
Running hot and cold-Gulf balances on the edge of war and peace
Hints of Gulf rapprochement: Iranian tactics may be paying off
Hints of Gulf rapprochement-Iranian tactics may be paying off
JMD on NBN: Nicholas Walton, Singapore, Singapura, From Miracle to Complacency
Nicholas Walton, "Singapore Singapura: From Miracle to Complacency" (Hurst, 2019)
Saudi policy shift: A rare Trump foreign policy success
Saudi policy shift-A rare Trump foreign policy success
Big power rivalry in the Gulf requires a US strategy rethink
Big power rivalry in the Gulf requires a US strategy rethink
Trump’s Trade Wars: A New World Order?
Trumps Trade Wars-A New World Order
Putin, clumsily, seeks to exploit mounting Gulf tensions
Putin, clumsily, seeks to exploit mounting Gulf tensions_Podcast
Saudi oil attacks put US commitments to the test
Saudi oil attacks put US commitments to the test
Eurasia’s Great Game: India, Japan and Europe play to Putin’s needs
Eurasia’s Great Game-India, Japan and Europe play to Putin’s needs
Death of female Iranian soccer fans puts FIFA and Asian soccer body in the dock
Death of female Iranian soccer fans puts FIFA and Asian soccer body in the dock
Playing politics: Trump and Netanyahu risk sparking nuclear arms race
Playing politics-Trump and Netanyahu risk sparking nuclear arms race
A bird’s eye view of Asia: A continental landscape of minorities in peril
A bird’s eye view of Asia-A continental landscape of minorities in peril
Challenging the word order: Erdogan wants right to develop nuclear weapons
Challenging the word order-Erdogan wants right to develop nuclear weapons
Gulf wealth: All that glitters is not gold
Gulf wealth-All that glitters is not gold
Playing Palestinian politics: UAE-backed ex-security chief weighs his options
Playing Palestinian politics-UAE-backed ex-security chief weighs his options
Protest: The King is dead, long live the king
Protest - The King Is Dead, Long Live The King
Aramco’s IPO: A bell weather of Saudi balancing between East and West
Aramcos IPO - A Bell Weather Of Saudi Balancing Between East And West
Diverging Gulf responses to Kashmir and Xinjiang ripple across Asia
Diverging Gulf responses to Kashmir and Xinjiang ripple across Asia
Israeli contrasts: Likud’s favoured soccer teams veers left as Bibi turns further right
Israeli contrasts-Likuds favoured soccer teams veers left as Bibi turns further right_Podc
Business and boxing: two sides of the same coin
Business And Boxing - Two Sides Of The Same Coin (online - Audio - Converter.com)
Sean Foley, "Changing Saudi Arabia: Art, Culture and Society in the Kingdom" (Lynne Rienner, 2019)
JMD on NBN: Sean Foley's Changing Saudi Arabia
The Kashmir crisis spotlights what a civilizational world looks like
The Kashmir crisis spotlights what a civilizational world looks like
Uyghur asylum seeker puts international community on the spot
Uyghur asylum seeker puts international community on the spot
Security architecture in the Gulf: Troubled prospects
Security Architecture In The Gulf - Troubled Prospects
George Orwell’s 1984 revisited: The rise of the civilisationalists
George Orwell’s 1984 revisited-The rise of the civilisationalists
Saudi Iranian rivalry polarises Nigerian Muslims
Saudi Iranian rivalry polarises Nigerian Muslims
Kashmir: A battleground for Middle Eastern rivals
Kashmir-A battleground for Middle Eastern rivals
Shifting Sands: Chinese encroachment in Central Asia and challenges to US supremacy in the Gulf
Shifting Sands-Chinese encroachment in Central Asia and challenges to US supremacy in the Gulf
Climate change: UAE and Russia eye geopolitical and commercial mileage
Climate change-UAE and Russia eye geopolitical and commercial mileage
Algerian soccer success is a double-edged sword
Algerian soccer success is a double-edged sword
Muslim causes vs national interest: Muslim nations make risky bets
Muslim causes vs national interest-Muslim nations make risky bets
Tension in the Gulf: Not just maritime powder kegs
Tension in the Gulf-Not just maritime powder kegs
African Cup of Nations: A PR fiasco for Egyptian hosts
African Cup of Nations-A PR fiasco for Egyptian hosts
A risky gamble: Official Turkish delegation to inspect troubled Xinjiang
A risky gamble-Official Turkish delegation to inspect troubled Xinjiang
Crisis in Georgia: Russians challenge Putin’s civilizationalist ambition
Crisis in Georgia-Russians challenge Putin’s civilizationalist ambition
UAE withdraws from Yemen: Managing alliances and reputational threats
UAE withdraws from Yemen-Managing alliances and reputational threats
Vladimir Putin vs Liberalism 1:0
Vladimir Putin vs Liberalism 1.0
FATF Ultimata to Iran and Pakistan threaten to cloud China’s FATF presidency
FATF Ultimata to Iran and Pakistan threaten to cloud China’s FATF presidency
The Middle East: Barrelling towards a nuclear and ballistic missiles arms race
The Middle East-Barrelling towards a nuclear and ballistic missiles arms race
Public decency law puts Saudi reforms in perspective
Public decency law puts Saudi reforms in perspective
Caught in geopolitical crossfire: Al-Azhar struggles to balance politics and tradition
Building cohesive societies: Southeast Asian states take on gargantuan challenge
Building cohesive societies-Southeast Asian states take on gargantuan challenge
Russia joins Gulf states in coaching Sudan’s military
Russia joins Gulf states in coaching Sudan’s military
Russian Iranian strains raise spectre of US-Israeli-Russian deal on Syria
Russian Iranian strains raise spectre of US-Israeli-Russian deal on Syria
Clerics and entertainment seek to bolster MbS’s grip on power
Clerics and entertainment seek to bolster MbS’s grip on power
Soccer emerges as the Gulf crisis’s potential icebreaker
Soccer emerges as the Gulf crisis’s potential icebreaker
Defying authority: Arab, Russia and Pakistan protesters learn lessons of 2011
Defying authority-Arab Russia and Pakistan protesters learn lessons of 2011
Civilisationalism: Ignoring early warning signs at one’s peril
Civilisationalism-Ignoring early warning signs at one’s peril
Saudi Arabia banking on Muslim and Arab summits to strengthen its hand. Don’t believe the hype
Saudi Arabia banking on Muslim and Arab summits to strengthen its hand.-Don’t believe the hype
Eyeing UK soccer clubs: Gulf buyers come with baggage
Eyeing UK soccer clubs-Gulf buyers come with baggage
Saudi religious moderation: How real is it?
Saudi religious moderation-: How real is it?
Pakistani woes likely to dominate Chinese vice president’s visit
Pakistani woes likely to dominate Chinese vice president’s visit
US geopolitical interests offer Iran sanctions loophole amid mounting tension
US geopolitical interests offer Iran sanctions loophole amid mounting tension
A survey of Arab youth highlights gaps between policies and aspirations
A survey of Arab youth highlights gaps between policies and aspirations
Chinese purchases of Iranian oil raise tantalizing questions
Chinese purchases of Iranian oil raise tantalizing questions
JMD on NBN: Andreas Krieg, Divided Gulf, Anatomy of a Crisis
Andreas Krieg, "Divided Gulf: The Anatomy of a Crisis" (Palgrave, 2019)
Walking a tightrope: Pakistan struggles to juggle multiple balls
Walking a tightrope: Pakistan struggles to juggle multiple balls
Mounting tension with Iran sheds a light on dynamics of US geopolitics
Mounting tension with Iran sheds a light on dynamics of US geopolitics
Does or doesn’t it work? Sustainability of Chinese re-education may be tested
Does or doesn’t it work? Sustainability of Chinese re-education may be tested
Tackling hate speech: Tech companies and world leaders opt for band-aid solutions
Tackling hate speech: Tech companies and world leaders opt for band-aid solutions
Want to curb violent attacks? Curb civilisationalism
Want to curb violent attacks? Curb civilisationalism
Saudi gas ambitions likely to have geopolitical impact
Saudi gas ambitions likely to have geopolitical impact
Arab power struggles: “The King is dead, long live the King”
Arab power struggles: “The King is dead, long live the King”
Sudan puts Saudi-UAE religious and cheque book diplomacy to the test
Sudan puts Saudi-UAE religious and cheque book diplomacy to the test
Violence complicates Pakistan PM’s tightrope walk as he visits Iran and China
Violence complicates Pakistan PM’s tightrope walk as he visits Iran and China
War in Libya: A rare instance of US-Russian cooperation
War in Libya: A rare instance of US-Russian cooperation
Battling for the Future: Arab Protests 2.0
Battling for the Future: Arab Protests 2.0
Eurasia’s Great Game and the Future of the China-Russia Alliance
Eurasia’s Great Game and the Future of the China-Russia Alliance
Illiberals and autocrats unite to craft a new world media order
Illiberals and autocrats unite to craft a new world media order
Ratcheting up tension: US designation of Revolutionary Guards risks escalation
Ratcheting up tension: US designation of Revolutionary Guards risks escalation
Kazakhstan: Testing a 21st century upgrade of faith-driven Saudi soft power
Kazakhstan: Testing a 21st century upgrade of faith-driven Saudi soft power
Middle Eastern protests challenge debilitating Gulf counterrevolution
Middle Eastern protests challenge debilitating Gulf counterrevolution
JMD on Firstpost: Economic reform in the Gulf: Who benefits, really?
Economic reform in the Gulf: Who benefits, really?
Squaring the circle: US challenges China on Xinjiang
Squaring the circle: US challenges China on Xinjiang
Balochistan: A powder keg at a geopolitical crossroads
Balochistan: A powder keg at a geopolitical crossroads
Civilizationism vs the Nation State
Civilizationism vs the Nation State
The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities
The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities
The battle for leadership of the Muslim world: Turkey plants its flag in Christchurch
The battle for leadership of the Muslim world: Turkey plants its flag in Christchurch
The emerging new world order’s alarm bells: Men like Brandon Tarrant and Andreas Breivik
The emerging new world order’s alarm bells: Men like Brandon Tarrant and Andreas Breivik
Chinese pressure tactics put countries between a rock and a hard place
Chinese pressure tactics put countries between a rock and a hard place
Kazakh police raid raises spectre of China’s long arm
Kazakh police raid raises spectre of China’s long arm
Iran and North Korea highlight pitfalls of Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy
Iran and North Korea highlight pitfalls of Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy
Walking a Chinese tightrope: Kazakh quiet diplomacy produces limited results
Walking a Chinese tightrope: Kazakh quiet diplomacy produces limited results
Turkish-Chinese spat puts Central Asian leaders on the spot
Turkish-Chinese spat puts Central Asian leaders on the spot
Once the backbone of Middle Eastern protests, ultras are down but not out
Once the backbone of Middle Eastern protests, ultras are down but not out
Saudi gas export plans shine new light on efforts to isolate Iran
Saudi gas export plans shine new light on efforts to isolate Iran
JMD on SSRN: A China Wins Twice Proposition: The Belt and Road Initiative
A China Wins Twice Proposition: The Belt and Road Initiative
Saudis’ Yemeni headache won’t go away if and when the guns fall silent
Saudis’ Yemeni headache won’t go away if and when the guns fall silent
South Asian Geopolitics: Saudi Arabia: 1 Iran: 0?
South Asian Geopolitics: Saudi Arabia: 1 Iran: 0?
Kashmir puts Chinese counterterrorism on the defensive
Kashmir puts Chinese counterterrorism on the defensive
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman must walk geopolitical tightrope during Asian tour
Geopolitics, the black swan in Saudi-Indian relations
JMD in Firstpost: Geopolitics, the black swan in Saudi-Indian relations
Suicide attack in Iran frames visit to Pakistan by Saudi crown prince
Suicide attack in Iran frames visit to Pakistan by Saudi crown prince
Harsh Turkish condemnation of Xinjiang cracks Muslim wall of silence
Harsh Turkish condemnation of Xinjiang cracks Muslim wall of silence
Prince Mohammed’s Khashoggi bullet: An insight into Saudi strategic thinking
Prince Mohammed’s Khashoggi bullet: An insight into Saudi strategic thinking
Papal visit boosts UAE effort to redefine concepts of tolerance
Papal visit boosts UAE effort to redefine concepts of tolerance
A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage
A struggle for rule of law: Detained Bahraini footballer catapults Thailand to centre stage
Support for US Iran policy out of left field: China dramatically reduces trade with Tehran
Support for US Iran policy out of left field: China dramatically reduces trade with Tehran
Black swans haunt Eurasia’s Great Game
Black swans haunt Eurasia’s Great Game
Players’ Skewed Maps complicate Eurasia’s 21st Century Great Game
Players’ Skewed Maps complicate Eurasia’s 21st Century Great Game
Shaping the new world order: The battle for human rights
Shaping the new world order: The battle for human rights
Jonathan Fulton, "China's Relations with the Gulf Monarchies"
JMD on NBN: Jonathan Fulton, China's Relations with the Gulf Monarchies
Inside the Bellway: Iran hardliners vs Iran hardliners
Inside the Beltway: Iran hardliners vs Iran hardliners
Syria’s Kurds: The new frontline in confronting Iran and Turkey
Syria’s Kurds: The new frontline in confronting Iran and Turkey
Managing minefields: Saudi/UAE aid puts Pakistan-Iran relations on the spot
Managing minefields: Saudi/UAE aid puts Pakistan-Iran relations on the spot
Detained Bahraini Footballer Caught in Geopolitical Web
Turkic Chinese soup: A barometer of anti-Chinese sentiment
Turkic Chinese soup: A barometer of anti-Chinese sentiment
The rise of Eurasia: Geopolitical advantages and historic pitfalls
The rise of Eurasia: Geopolitical advantages and historic pitfalls
Indian Muslims: A rich hunting ground for Middle Eastern rivals
Indian Muslims: A rich hunting ground for Middle Eastern rivals