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The Turbulent World with 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.

Location:

Singapore

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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.

Language:

English

Contact:

91138061


Episodes

Iran May Be On The Cusp Of Change. A Conversation With Arash Azizi.

3/18/2024
A historian and political scientist at South Carolina's Clemson University, Arash Azizi argues that Iran may be on the cusp of change. It's just that the change may come from within the regime rather than from the street.

Duration:01:03:07

Biden May Not Have Enough Rope To Push His Vision Of The Middle East

3/15/2024
This year’s US presidential elections are not the only potential hurdle confronting President Joe Biden’s multi-pronged vision for a Middle East peace once the Gaza war ends. So is Israeli intransigence, the prospect of a long-term insurgency in post-war Gaza, and increasing Saudi Chinese technological cooperation.

Duration:00:12:28

Innocent Gazans Pay A Heavy Price For Hamas And Israel’s Disregard For Human Life

3/10/2024
Failed efforts to achieve a Gaza ceasefire on the eve of Ramadan leave innocent Gazans in the lurch, highlight the gap between Israel and Hamas’ demands in negotiations, and raise the stakes for the United States.

Duration:00:10:33

Gaza War Turns Palestine Into A Potential Middle Eastern Lightning Rod

3/7/2024
The Gaza war has turned Palestine into a lightning rod for mounting frustration and discontent in Arab autocracies such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.

Duration:00:09:59

Weaponizing Food: Palestinians Lose Lives, Israelis Lose Humanity

3/6/2024
A long-standing Israeli-Palestinian battlefield, food has moved centre stage. For Gazans, who are on the verge of starvation, the food fight is existential.

Duration:00:12:09

The Battle For The Soul Of Islam A Game Of Seduction

2/29/2024
Two recent high-profile Arab events honouring Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest and most moderate Muslim civil society movement, highlight a subtle tug-of-war over who will define ‘moderate Islam’ in the 21st century.

Duration:00:12:53

Ceasefire Talks Are About More Than A Gaza Truce And Prisoner Exchange

2/26/2024
A proposed temporary Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange appears designed to buy war-battered Gazans relief while enabling Israel and Hamas to claim a success.

Duration:00:17:17

Netanyahu’s ‘Day After’ Gaza Plan Is A Non - Starter

2/23/2024
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s plan for Gaza’s future once the guns fall silent is likely to be a non-starter. Rather than provide a pathway to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the plan aims to squash Palestinian national aspirations and ensure continued Israeli control.

Duration:00:12:45

Soccer Incidents Call Into Question Fundaments Of Saudi - Iranian Detente

2/22/2024
Two recent soccer incidents suggest that beyond optics little has changed in the Saudi-Iranian rivalry since China mediated the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries a year ago.

Duration:00:11:14

Israel Puts Qatar In The Crosshairs As Hamas Reasserts Itself In Gaza

2/19/2024
With the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange talks stalled, Israel and its hardline US supporters have stepped up long-standing efforts to discredit Qatar, the main mediator between Hamas and the Israeli government.

Duration:00:16:08

Crunch Time May Be Around The Corner As Gaza Ceasefire Talks Stall

2/18/2024
Increasingly, the Biden administration links a Gaza ceasefire and a prisoner exchange to broader regional objectives, including Saudi recognition of Israel and the semblance of a pathway to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Duration:00:13:17

First Qatar, Now Saudi Arabia Time For Activists To Rethink

2/16/2024
The realisation that Saudi Arabia is not Qatar may seem obvious, but it has significant meaning for the lessons rights activists and others draw from the Qatar World Cup as they prepare for a Saudi-hosted tournament in 2034.

Duration:00:09:34

Flying Under The Radar China Tightens Grip On Uighurs

2/11/2024
China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang has taken advantage of the international community’s focus on Gaza and US support for Israel, to tighten control of the region’s Turkic Muslim Uighur population, reshape Islam, and engage in social engineering.

Duration:00:13:51

Blinken Finds A Substantially Altered Politics Landscape As He Tours The Middle East

2/8/2024
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has found a hardened political landscape as he tours the Middle East for the fifth time since the Gaza war erupted.

Duration:00:15:31

Qatar’s Gaza War Mediation May Be A Double - Edged Sword

2/4/2024
Qatari mediation in the Gaza war threatens to become a double-edged sword.

Duration:00:12:16

Iran Facilitates Biden’s Support For Israel

1/31/2024
The irony of Middle Eastern geopolitics is that Israel makes it increasingly difficult for US President Joe Biden to support it, while Iran strengthens domestic US anti-Iranian and pro-Israeli hardliners.

Duration:00:14:42

UNRWA Pronounced Guilty Until Proven Innocent. Palestinians Pay The Price.

1/28/2024
The timing of US and Israeli allegations that United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff participated in Hamas’ October 7 attack on the Jewish state was hardly coincidental.

Duration:00:12:25

International Court Ruling Likely To Shape Israel - Hamas Prisoner Exchange Talks

1/26/2024
Israel and Hamas are likely to be buoyed in efforts to secure a ceasefire and a new round of prisoner exchanges by an International Court of Justice ruling that Israel’s conduct in Gaza risks acts of genocide, even though the court’s decision failed to satisfy either party.

Duration:00:16:51

Looking For Fig Leaves - Israel And Hamas Negotiate Terms Of A Ceasefire

1/23/2024
If one listens to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders, there is only one conclusion: an end to the Gaza carnage is nowhere in sight. However, there may be more to the maneuvering on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divide, notwithstanding both sides’ seemingly uncompromising positions.

Duration:00:12:46

Hardliners Ride High In The Middle East

1/19/2024
A recent Lebanese public opinion poll suggests there may be limits to Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah’s restraint in confronting Israel. It also suggests why Iran feels emboldened by escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Duration:00:12:45