Sitemap - 2024 - The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
Saudi Arabia balances ‘tolerance’ with support for ultra-conservatives in conflict zones
Israel pushes for greater cooperation with the US in targeting Iran
Israel’s Middle East war: Yemen is definitely next, maybe Iran too
Turkey dreams of a neo-Ottoman Middle East
A US-Israeli masterclass in how to discourage change in Syria
Syria may be tired of war, but war may not be tired of Syria
Picking up the pieces: Russia and Iran seek to limit losses in Syria
How did Saudi Arabia land the 2034 World Cup?
Will the real Mr. Jolani stand up?
The Collapse of the Assad Regime: Regional Implications
Syrian rebels are gunning for Damascus. Turkey may like the prospect.
It’s make or break for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, not only on the battlefield
Fighting in Syria could rewrite the Middle East’s political map
Ceasefire brings Lebanon’s chicken home to roost
Israeli commander’s West Bank woes spotlight a military tied up in knots
ICC arrest warrants Netanyahu and Gallant open a Pandora’s Box
Netanyahu and Hamas: A symbiotic relationship that costs Israel dearly
Israel’s wars repeat the 1980s on steroids
Trump set to inherit a Gaza war he doesn’t want but can’t end
Iran jockeys for position as hawks populate Trump’s administration
How much of Godsend for Netanyahu is Trump’s return to the White House?
Netanyahu bets on Lebanon to justify his forever wars
The Middle East doesn’t preoccupy Trump, but Trump preoccupies the Middle East
Trump victory may have a long-shot silver lining
The UAE, backed by Israel, targets influential role in post-war Gaza
The US elections, not ceasefire talks, likely to shape Israel’s wars
Israel’s Loss of a Moral Compass
Israel’s limited retaliation against Iran demonstrates US can force Netanyahu’s hand
Blinken touts problematic UAE plan for post-war Gaza
Hezbollah fights to survive, uncertain of the level of Iranian support
The Greater Middle East is a Ticking Time Bomb
Killing Hamas leader garners Israel a tactical, not a strategic success
Hamas leader’s death offers Israel a feel-good moment but changes little
Israel’s international support network fractures as pressure mounts
By accusing Israel of terrorism, former CIA director redefines terrorism
What were they thinking? Hamas and Netanyahu have yet to explain
Israel, Iran, and Hezbollah manoeuvre in military and political minefields
Saudi Arabia sees opportunity as Israel takes on Hezbollah and weighs retaliation against Iran
Iran’s networked defense strategy is a double-edged sword
Iran's Missile Strike Fires Up Tensions
Will Hezbollah crumble without Nasrallah?
Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader is unlikely to shift the paradigm of Middle East politics
Israel - Hezbollah: Serious Repercussions For The Region
Iranian President floats rare Israeli trial balloon
Saudi gas investments: A marriage of economic and geopolitics
Mass Electronic Device Explosions in Lebanon
Does the US have any leverage on Israel-Hezbollah tensions?
Netanyahu, Iran, and Iranian-backed groups walk tightly spun tripwire
Subtle US messages fall on Netanyahu and Israel’s deaf ears
Jordan struggles to stay out of the Middle East’s increasingly precarious fray
For Israel, losing the battle for hearts and minds is worse than failing to defeat Hamas
Netanyahu and Hamas share disregard for Israeli and Palestinian lives
Jockeying for position in post-war Gaza
US anti-settler sanctions barely scratch the surface
Binyamin Netanyahu is as much an ideologue as he is an opportunist
Escalating Middle East tensions raise multiple questions
Multiple time bombs likely to threaten a Gaza ceasefire from day one
US mulls confronting Netanyahu if Gaza ceasefire talks falter
Ultra-nationalists provoke as Netanyahu’s ceasefire tightrope wobbles
Gaza school attack spotlights pitfalls of Israeli strategy
Israel’s reputational self-immolation
Hamas leader’s killing: Netanyahu’s latest undermining of ceasefire talks
Looking beyond the fog of war to imagine future Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations
Assassinating Hamas leaders scores points but is unlikely to produce victory
Intellectual honesty in Israel & Palestine produces radically different outcomes
Gaza is the one thing Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree on
The battle for Muslim education
Saudi-UAE notions of Islam are at the core of Israeli thinking on post-war Gaza
Gulf Investment in European Soccer Becomes a Hot Potato
Israel’s self-declared Gaza safe zones are Catch-22 death traps
JMD on TRT: Israel kills dozens of displaced Palestinians in Al Mawasi
Ignoring ingrained anti-Semitism, Israel backs global far-right
Akbar's Chamber: Soft Power Islam: The Geopolitical Contest over ‘Moderate Islam’
Tracing the roots of Israel’s Gaza war strategy
Walking a tightrope, Netanyahu struggles to maintain his balance
Widening rift with the military puts Netanyahu in a tight spot
New soccer stadium seals marriage between Gulf capital and Egyptian crony capitalism
Palestine is a double-edged sword for Egyptian President Al-Sisi
The Gaza war is about more than Binyamin Netanyahu’s political fortunes
Is Lebanon Israeli settlers’ next frontier?
The Israeli military isn’t what it once was
Israeli setbacks empower Hamas
Thinking the unthinkable: Israeli occupation instead of a ceasefire
Next week could be make or break for Binyamin Netanyahu
Israel and its supporters turn Palestine into a litmus test of democracy.
King Abdullah of Joran caught between a rock and a hard place
Antisemitism threatens Jews, occupation threatens Judaism.
The quest for religious reform goes global.
The Greater Middle East is a ticking time bomb – Part 2.
US President Biden plays high-risk poker with Israel’s Netanyahu
The Greater Middle East is a ticking time bomb -Part 1.
What Jews, Palestinian Israelis, and Turkish Kurds have in common.
Netanyahu and ultraconservatives jeopardise Israeli security.
Netanyahu borrows time by rejecting Gaza ceasefire.
The politics of ‘From the River to the Sea.’
Netanyahu is blinded and cornered by the gathering of increasingly dark clouds.
Israel puts Gaza ceasefire ball in Hamas’ court.
Rafah: Make or break for Netanyahu?
The Middle East totters on the edge of a cliff
Israel and Hamas see Gaza ceasefire negotiations as an existential battle
Israel and Hamas play whack-a-mole.
Biden and Hamas tie Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu up in knots.
The Greater Middle East is a ticking time bomb.
Palestinian security forces are caught between a rock and a hard place.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu clutches at straws.
Aid is at the core of an Israeli-Palestinian struggle to control post-war Gaza.
Netanyahu’s walls are caving in.
Rafah: Netanyahu’s marketing tool and lightning rod
Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Palestinians may be more accommodating than Israelis.
The Middle East: The world’s playground for the privatization of war
Iran may be on the cusp of change. A conversation with Arash Azizi.
Biden may not have enough rope to push his vision of the Middle East
Innocent Gazans pay a heavy price for Hamas and Israel’s disregard for human life.
Gaza war turns Palestine into a potential Middle Eastern lightning rod.
Weaponizing food: Palestinians lose lives, Israelis lose humanity.
The Battle for the soul of Islam: A game of seduction.
Ceasefire talks are about more than a Gaza truce and prisoner exchange.
Netanyahu’s ‘Day After’ Gaza Plan is a Non-starter
Soccer incidents call into question fundaments of Saudi-Iranian detente
Israel puts Qatar in the crosshairs as Hamas reasserts itself in Gaza.
Crunch time may be around the corner as Gaza ceasefire talks stall.
First Qatar, Now Saudi Arabia: Time for Activists to Rethink
Flying under the radar: China tightens grip on Uighurs.
Blinken finds a hardened political landscape as he tours the Middle East
Qatar’s Gaza war mediation may be a double-edged sword.
Iran facilitates Biden’s support for Israel. Israel makes it increasingly difficult.
UNRWA pronounced guilty until proven innocent. Palestinians pay the price.
International court ruling likely to shape Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange talks.
Looking for fig leaves: Israel and Hamas negotiate terms of a ceasefire.
Hardliners ride high in the Middle East
Escalating Red Sea tensions and citizen boycotts trap US in Catch-22.
Israeli shift in military tactics threatens to be a double-edged sword.
The Gaza war is set to spill onto the streets of Western cities.
History repeats itself with the assassination of a Hamas official.