Sitemap - 2020 - The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey

Turkey gambles in bid to rival China as a key supply chain node

Geopolitics, Eurasia, Islam, China, Middle East

Turkey gambles in bid to rival China as a key supply chain node

Turkey gambles in bid to rival China as a key supply chain node

Turkish shadow boxing reflects growing rivalry with Iran

Turkish shadow boxing reflects growing rivalry with Iran

The Caspian Sea as Battleground

Saudi Arabia sends Joe Biden mixed messages

Saudi Arabia sends Joe Biden mixed messages

France, Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of Islam

France,Belgium and Austria Move into the Frontline of a Battle for the Soul of Islam

The Muslim world’s changing dynamics: Pakistan struggles to retain its footing

The Muslim world’s changing dynamics-Pakistan struggles to retain its footing

Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads

JMD on NB: Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads

Saudi rushes to improve its image in advance of G20 and Biden

Saudi rushes to improve its image in advance of G20 and Biden

Subtly, China pressures Gulf states to reduce regional tensions

Subtly, China pressures Gulf states to reduce regional tensions

UAE and Israeli settlers find common ground in Jerusalem

UAE and Israeli settlers find common ground in Jerusalem

Ceasefire in the Caucasus opens door to rebalancing of regional power

Ceasefire in the Caucasus opens door to rebalancing of regional power

Conflict in Ethiopia extends the Greater Middle East’s arc of crisis

Conflict in Ethiopia extends the Greater Middle East’s arc of crisis

JMD on NBN: Masters of the Pearl

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

The Qatar World Cup: Dreaming of Bridging the Gulf Rift

The Qatar World Cup-Dreaming of Bridging the Gulf Rift

The Battle for the Soul of Islam

US Secretary of State Pompeo set to boost Indonesian religious reform efforts

US Secretary of State Pompeo set to boost Indonesian religious reform efforts

War in the Caucasus: One more effort to shape a new world order

War in the Caucasus-One more effort to shape a new world order

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

JMD on NBN: Critical Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The Battle for Jerusalem: Turkey’s Erdogan stakes his claim

The Battle for Jerusalem-Turkey’s Erdogan stakes his claim

Changing attitudes towards religiosity: A double-edged sword for Arab rulers

Changing attitudes towards religiosity-A double-edged sword for Arab rulers

Saudi chairmanship of G20 proves to be mixed blessing

Saudi chairmanship of G20 proves to be mixed blessing

China’s Belt and Road pinpoints fundamental issues of our times

Chinas Belt and Road pinpoints fundamental issues of our times

Shaping Palestinian politics: The UAE has a leg up on Turkey

Shaping Palestinian Politics - The UAE Has A Leg Up On Turkey

The UAE-Israel deal’s historicity is in the fine print

The UAE-Israel deal’s historicity is in the fine print

Controversial Israeli soccer club may be litmus test for UAE soft power ploy

Controversial Israeli soccer club may be litmus test for UAE soft power ploy

Will They or Won’t They? Saudi Recognition of Israel is the $64,000 QuestionSS

Will They or Won’t They? Saudi Recognition of Israel is the $64,000 Question

UAE Recognition of Israel Dents Emirati Religious Soft Power

UAE Recognition of Israel Dents Emirati Religious Soft Power

China could signal increased engagement with Iran but doesn’t

China could signal increased engagement with Iran but doesnt

The Tumultuous Decade: Arab Public Opinion and the Upheavals of 2010–2019

The Tumultuous Decade: Arab Public Opinion and the Upheavals of 2010-2019

UAE Geopolitical Gamble Keeps Palestinian Peace Prospects on Life Support

UAE Geopolitical Gamble Keeps Palestinian Peace Prospects on Life Support

Pakistan-Saudi Spat: Hitting the Kingdom Where It Hurts

Pakistan-Saudi Spat-Hitting the Kingdom Where It Hurts

Ignore at your peril: Palestine ranks high in Arab public opinion

Ignore at your peril-Palestine ranks high in Arab public opinion

Playing With Fire: China Fuels Middle East Arms Race

Playing With Fire-China Fuels Middle East Arms Race

Whither the Arab and the Muslim world?

Whither the Arab and the Muslim world

Rejiggering Gulf Security: China’s Game of Shadow Boxing

Rejiggering Gulf Security-China’s Game of Shadow Boxing

Saudi sports diplomacy: A train barrelling towards an abyss

Saudi Sports Diplomacy - A Train Barrelling Towards An Abyss

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

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

Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East

Indonesia: A major prize in the battle for the soul of Islam

Indonesia - A major prize in the battle for the soul of Islam

Breaking with the past: China hints at greater political engagement in the Middle East

Breaking with the past-China hints at greater political engagement in the Middle East

JMD on NBN: The Gulf Region and Israel by Sigurd Neubauer

JMD on NBN: The Gulf Region and Israel by Sigurd Neubauer

Flying Under the Radar: Iranian Alternatives to Suez and Belt and Road

Flying under the radar-Iran, Russian and India push alternatives to Suez and Belt and Road

The China-Iran Deal: It’s not about business but geopolitical poker

The China-Iran Deal-It’s not about business but geopolitical poker

Palestine Plays Regional Power Politics with Proposed Energy Deal

Palestine Plays Regional Power Politics with Proposed Energy Deal

On the Front Lines: Middle Eastern Rivals Take Their Fight to Jerusalem

On the Front Lines-Middle Eastern Rivals Take Their Fight to Jerusalem

Turning Gulf Security Upside Down

Turning Gulf Security Upside Down

Economic Crisis Does Little to Dampen Mohammed bin Salman’s Pricey Ambitions

Economic Crisis Does Little to Dampen Mohammed bin Salman’s Pricey Ambitions

Gulf states beware. Chinese policy towards Sri Lanka tells a cautionary tale

Gulf states beware. Chinese policy towards Sri Lanka tells a cautionary tale

US-China Rivalry: Gulf States Struggle to Hedge Their Bets

US-China Rivalry-Gulf States Struggle to Hedge Their Bets

Hedging Bets: Turkey positions itself as supply chain alternative to China

Hedging Bets-Turkey positions itself as supply chain alternative to China

Fragile Big Power Relationships Add to Middle Eastern Uncertainty

Fragile big power relationships add to Middle Eastern uncertainty

UAE Targets Turkey and Qatar in the Mediterranean

UAE Targets Turkey and Qatar in the Mediterranean

Syria lures but will China bite?

Syria lures but will China bite

Confronting a Pandemic of Crises, Few Middle Eastern Leaders Step Up

Confronting a Pandemic of Crises Few Middle Eastern Leaders Step Up

Iranian naval activity shines light on Caspian Sea rivalries

Iranian naval activity shines light on Caspian Sea rivalries

Gulf Sands Shift as Anchors of Regional Security Loosen

Gulf Sands Shift as Anchors of Regional Security Loosen

Israel-China Relations: Staring Into the Abyss of US-Chinese Decoupling

Israel-China Relations: Staring Into the Abyss of US-Chinese Decoupling

Will Gulf States Learn From Their Success in Handling the Pandemic?

Will Gulf States Learn From Their Success in Handling the Pandemic?

What do Donald Trump and ultra-conservative Pakistani imams have in common

What do Donald Trump and ultra-conservative Pakistani imams have in common?

UAE-Turkish Rivalry Wreaks Regional Havoc in Libya and Syria

UAE-Turkish Rivalry Wreaks Regional Havoc in Libya and Syria

Israel Shines in the Gulf Where Big Powers Falter, but That Could Prove Tricky

Israel Shines in the Gulf Where Big Powers Falter, but That Could Prove Tricky

The potential dark side of the militarization of Gulf societies

The potential dark side of the militarization of Gulf societies

US military drawdown in Saudi Arabia threatens to fuel arms race

US military drawdown in Saudi Arabia threatens to fuel arms race

“An outbreak anywhere is an outbreak everywhere”

An outbreak anywhere is an outbreak everywhere

JMD on NBN: Iran and Saudi Arabia: Taming a Chaotic Conflict

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

Gulf Security: Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options

Gulf Security - Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options

Saudi Arabia’s Problems: Not Just a Pandemic and Economics, but Geopolitics Too

Saudi Arabia’s Problems-Not Just a Pandemic and Economics but Geopolitics Too

Pandemic threatens to drive wedge into US-Gulf relations

Pandemic threatens to drive wedge into US-Gulf relations

Middle Eastern juxtapositions: The phone call that never came

Middle Eastern juxtapositions-The phone call that never came

Dialogue of the Deaf Drives Escalating US-Iranian Tensions

Dialogue of the Deaf Drives Escalating US-Iranian Tensions

Saudi Arabia rolls the dice with bid for Newcastle United

Saudi Arabia rolls the dice with bid for Newcastle United

JMD on Inside Arabia: US-Saudi Oil Clash Sets Stage for Future Epic Battle

US-Saudi Oil Clash Sets Stage for Future Epic Battle

OPEC production cut papers over cracks in US-Gulf relation but for how long?

OPEC production cut papers over cracks in US-Gulf relation but for how long?

Stopping COVID-19 in its tracks: Science gets the upper hand

Stopping COVID-19 in its Ttracks-Science Ggets the Uupper Hhand

Resisting Lockdowns: Bringing Ultra-conservatives into the fold

Resisting Lockdowns-Bringing Ultra-conservatives into the fold

Global Response to Coronavirus Exposes Governments’ Fault Lines

Global Response to Coronavirus Exposes Governments’ Fault Lines

Ahmet T. Kuru, "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison

Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison

JMD on NBN: Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment

China manoeuvres to protect its interests while keeping its hands clean

China manoeuvres to protect its interests while keeping its hands clean

Refugees and Shantytowns in MENA and Beyond Imperil Global Public Health

Refugees and Shantytowns in MENA and Beyond Imperil Global Public Health

Playing for Higher Stakes: Saudi Arabia Gambles on Oil War with Russia

Playing for Higher Stakes-Saudi Arabia Gambles on Oil War with Russia

Coronavirus: The Middle East’s lessons not learnt and missed opportunities

Coronavirus-The Middle East’s lessons not learnt and missed opportunities

Biden, Sanders, or Trump: US Policy Towards the Gulf Will Change Regardless

Biden Sanders or Trump - US Policy Towards the Gulf Will Change Regardless

The Long-term Political Fallout of Coronavirus

The Long-term Political Fallout of Coronavirus

Eastern Mediterranean: A microcosm of regional and global battles

Eastern Mediterranean-A microcosm of regional and global battles

Coming home to roost: War threatens to spill beyond Syria’s borders

Coming home to roost-War threatens to spill beyond Syria’s borders

Trump vs Sanders-Populism vs Populism

Trump vs Sanders? Populism vs Populism

Not a pretty picture: The contours of a new world order are on your tv screen

Not a pretty picture-The contours of a new world order are on your tv screen

Sunday February 23, 2020

JMD on NBN: More Noble Than War: A Soccer History of Israel-Palestine

JMD on NBN: Nicholas Blincoe, More Nobel Than War

Pakistan puts press freedom at the core of struggle for new world order

Pakistan puts press freedom at the core of struggle for new world order_podc

Defending political freedoms: Incidents in Israel and Scandinavia raise alarm bells

Defending political freedoms-Incidents in Israel and Scandinavia raise alarm bells_Podc

Erdogan battles on multiple fronts in risky regional power bid

Erdogan battles on multiple fronts in risky regional power bid

Iran looms large in Central Asia despite sanctions and Saudi financial muscle

Iran looms large in Central Asia despite sanctions and Saudi financial muscle

What the Deal of the Century Tells Us About the World We Live In

What the Deal of the Century Tells Us About the World We Live In_Podcast

Protesters push Arab militaries off their pedestal

Protesters push Arab militaries off their pedestal_Podcast

Saudi Arabia and Iran: Not places for persecuted religious and ethnic minorities

Saudi Arabia and Iran-Not places for persecuted religious and ethnic minorities_Podc

Drawing battle lines: Centre-right parties take on civilisationalism

Drawing battle lines-Centre-right parties take on civilisationalism_Podcast

Iran crisis test drives fundaments of Trump’s foreign policy

Iran crisis test drives fundaments of Trumps foreign policy_Podcast

China and India place risky bets on Muslim acquiescence to anti-Muslim policies

China and India place risky bets on Muslim acquiescence to anti-Muslim policies_Pod

The battle for Libya: The UAE calls the shots

The battle for Libya-The UAE calls the shots

Iran crisis: A high-stakes bet on who blinks first

Iran crisis-A high-stakes bet on who blinks first_Podcast

Reading tea leaves: US backs off support for regime change in Iran

Reading tea leaves-US backs off support for regime change in Iran_Podcast

Ripples of 1MDB scandal likely to complicate Malaysian ties to key Gulf states

Ripples of 1MDB scandal likely to complicate Malaysian ties to key Gulf states_Podc

Iran plays chess, the US plays backgammon

Iran plays chess-the US plays backgammon_Podcast

Soleimani’s death opens a door to alternative security arrangements in the Gulf

Soleimani’s death opens a door to alternative security arrangements in the Gulf

Killing Qassim Soleimani: rule of law or rule of the jungle?

Killing Qassim Soleimani-rule of law or rule of the jungle_Podcast

The killing of Qassim Soleimani: The United States misreads the tea leaves

The killing of Qassim Soleimani-The United States misreads the tea leaves_Podcast

US military strikes in Iraq stir regional hornet’s nest

US military strikes in Iraq stir regional hornets nest_Podcast

2019 was a decade of defiance and dissent. The 2020s are likely to be no different.

2019 was a decade of defiance and dissent. The 2020s are likely to be no different._Podc