The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey 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.
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The Middle East Totters On The Edge Of A Cliff
Multiple overt and covert wars have pushed the Middle East to the edge of a cliff.
Increased tension between Iran and Israel complicates efforts to pull the Middle East back from the abyss. -
Israel And Hamas See Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations As An Existential Battle
The Gaza ceasefire negotiations have all but broken down, with Israel and Hamas pursuing mutually exclusive goals.
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Israel And Hamas Play Whack - A-mole
Despite its devastating human and physical cost, Israel’s effort to destroy Hamas has a whack-a-mole aspect.
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Biden And Hamas Tie Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Up In Knots
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is tying himself up in knots as he grudgingly, and only to a limited degree, bows to US President Joe Biden’s demands.
In doing so, Mr. Netanyahu is puncturing Swiss-cheese size holes into Israel’s Gaza narrative, making it easier for Mr. Biden to take him publicly to task. -
The Greater Middle East Is A Ticking Time Bomb
The Greater Middle East is a ticking time bomb.
Generations in war-wracked Palestine, Syria, and Yemen have little, if anything, to look forward to. Moreover, discontent is mounting and could explode anytime in countries like Jordan, Egypt, and Iran. -
Palestinian Security Forces Are Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Three recent attacks on Israelis shine a spotlight on the 35,000-member Palestinian security forces that the United States, Gulf countries, and much of the international community want to see in charge of on-the-ground security in post-war Gaza.