The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
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The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey
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...
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Infusing religion in the military risks sliding down a slippery slope
If the US, Israeli, and Iranian armed forces have anything in common, it may be militant interpretations of faith as a motivational driver that demoni...
Politics obstruct a US-Iran nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump has made Iran’s nuclear ambitions, alongside free passage through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the key to permanently end...
The Islamabad talks were doomed from the outset
Several factors doomed US-Iranian negotiations in Islamabad to end the Iran war from the outset.
Even so, the failure did not immediately spell...
Middle East Report
In anticipation of Pakistan-mediated US-Iranian talks In Islamabad on ending the Iran war, James discusses the prospect for a permanent halt to hostil...
Did Trump blink first?
A fragile halt to Iran war hostilities was always a question of who blinks first.
Even so, both the United States and Iran are declaring victory...
Iran war: Paying the Piper
On this edition of Parallax Views, James M. Dorsey discusses the Iran War's potential consequences for the United States, Europe, the Gulf States, Isr...
Iran war weakens Trump in his European culture wars
Three months into the new year, 2026 is emerging as a year of potentially serious setbacks for US President Donald Trump.
Trapped in an expandin...
What if Trump unilaterally ends the Iran War?
James discusses on TRT World what happens of US President Donald Trump unilaterally ends US involvement in the Iran war.
Shaping the Iran war’s next phase
The Gulf states, rather than Iran, may shape the next phase of the war.
With Yemen’s Houthi rebels entering the war and threatening to close Bab...
Is Iran America’s Suez moment-The answer is Yo
The US-Israeli war against Iran has scholars, journalists, and pundits comparing the conflagration to Britain, France, and Israel’s invasion of Egypt...
A double-edged sword
For the Gulf states, US President Donald Trump’s potential deal to end the Iran war threatens to be a double-edged sword.
On the one hand...
The Iran war is about to escalate
The United States and Israel’s war on Iran is about to escalate with no exit strategy in sight.
Several factors are pushing the combatants towar...
Standing up to Donald Trump
Since returning to the Oval Office in January of last year, US President Donald Trump has changed global diplomacy, placing himself at the centre of i...
Control of the Strait of Hormuz puts Iran in the driver’s seat
President Donald Trump would be well advised to learn the lessons of the last time the United States sought to protect Gulf shipping by escorting oil...
No Good Options
The United States bombing of Kharg Island, Iran’s foremost oil export terminal, suggests that President Donald Trump may realise that he has no good o...
Can Trump end the Iran war unilaterally?
The question is not if but when US President Donald Trump will unilaterally declare victory in the Iran war.
The problem is that it takes three...
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new Supreme Leader and how might his rule change the US‑Iran war
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader after the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei, in a US-Israeli strike — a move that could re...
Supporting Iran’s minorities risks playing with fire
Iran may have played into Israel and the United States’ hands by firing drones and missiles at Azerbaijan and Turkey.
Beyond risking sucking Tur...
War in Iran High Stakes For The Middle East BFM 04032026
The Middle East tinderbox was struck ablaze on Saturday when the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran. How might this conflict shape the power d...
Putting Trump’s muscular foreign policy to the test
Iran is challenging the might-is-right cornerstone of Donald Trump’s foreign policy by refusing to bow to the US president’s demands and fighting a wa...
Middle East Report
James discusses on Radio Islam the Iranian-US standoff, Iran’s ethnic challenges and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel.
Can the US and Iran Avoid Conflagration BFM 24022026
James discusses on BFM 89.9 the prospects for a diplomatic path to prevent US-Iranian tensions from boiling over.
Middle East Report
James discusses on Radio Islam the prospects of a US military attack on Iran, the fallout of the dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emir...
Trump hosts first Board of Peace meeting on Gaza and beyond
James discusses on CNA938 what this week’s Board of Peace meeting in Washington means for Gaza and US President Donald Trump’s ambition to control, if...
For Trump, it’s crunch time in Gaza
It’s crunch time when Donald Trump’s Board of Peace meets in Washington this week to finalise the implementation of the second phase of the president’...
Middle East Report 13022026
James discusses on Radio Islam this week’s anxiously awaited White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin...
Mr. Netanyah goes to Washington
On this edition of Parallax Views, returning guest James M. Dorsey, independent journalist and scholar at The Turbulent World Substack, breaks down th...
Netanyahu raises the bar on Iran and Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting this week with US President Donald Trump could determine war and peace in Iran and Gaza and the immediate f...
Radio Islam 06022026
James discusses the US-Iranian talks, the Saudi-United Arab Emirates conflict, and the killing in Libya of Seif al-Islam on Radio Islam.
Bridging gaps in US-Iran talks is easier said than done
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has some advice for US negotiators in advance of Friday’s US-Iranian talks in Oman aimed at avoiding a military c...
US military intervention in Iran could spark hostilities not just in the Gulf and Israel, but also Turkey and Azerbaijan
A US military intervention in Iran doesn’t just risk exposing Gulf states and Israel to Iranian retaliation. It also raises the spectre of a regional...
Disarming Hamas Gaza’s next battleground
Disarmament of Hamas is the next battleground on which Israel and the group will each attempt to shape Gaza’s future in their mould.
The prospec...
Middle East Report
James discusses Iran, Gaza, and the Saudi-United Arabs Emirates dispute in Radio Islam’s Middle East Report.
Connecting Dots: Trump’s Peace Board, Iran, Venezuela, Greenland, & the World Order
James discusses US President Donald Board’s Board of Peace, Iran, Greenland, and the world order with podcaster J. G. Michael @ViewsParallax.
Middle East Report
James discusses Donald Trump’s Board of peace, the Saudi-UAE dispute, and Iran on Radio Islam.
The Board of Peace: Creating a new world order
James discusses the Board of Peace and Gaza on RTHK’s Backchat programme.
To read the transcript, go to https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com...
Board of Peace, A Trump Dream or Reality ?
[BFM 89.9] Over the past week, US President Donald Trump has floated a proposal he calls a Board of Peace, a new international body linked to Gaza tha...