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 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.

  1. Has Gaza's Year Of Carnage Changed Anything?

    2 DAYS AGO

    Has Gaza's Year Of Carnage Changed Anything?

    Since October 2023, with the support of the US and other Western allies, Israel responded to the October 7 attack with a campaign of aerial bombardment that devastated Gaza. The death toll is now well beyond 40,000 people, and there appears to be no end sight to the suffering. As the war widens and deepens across the region, questions of what will happen to the Palestinian people when the war ends are being drowned out. The destruction of the past year is almost unfathomable. However, what lies ahead threatens to be much, much worse. To help us try and make sense of it, "Leave It to the Experts" spoke with Dr. James M. Dorsey, an Adjunct Senior Fellow at Nanyang Technological University’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. James" remarks start at minute 5:58

    25 min
  2. Iran’s Networked Defense Strategy Is A Double - Edged Sword

    3 DAYS AGO

    Iran’s Networked Defense Strategy Is A Double - Edged Sword

    Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has turned Iran’s asymmetric forward defense strategy into a double-edged sword.

    13 min
  3. The Middle East on the brink

    3 DAYS AGO

    The Middle East on the brink

    Backchat discusses the latest developments in the Middle East, following the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon and Iran's launch of over 100 missiles at Israel with James M. Dorsey, Kenneth Houston, and Dov Levin.

    28 min
  4. Iran Attacks Israel. CGTN 2 Oct 2024

    4 DAYS AGO

    Iran Attacks Israel. CGTN 2 Oct 2024

    James discusses on CGTN the potential fallout of Iran's missile attack on Israel.

    2 min
  5. Iran's Missile Strike Fires Up Tensions BFM 02 Oct 2024

    5 DAYS AGO

    Iran's Missile Strike Fires Up Tensions BFM 02 Oct 2024

    Iran's missile attack on Israel, involving nearly 200 projectiles, significantly escalates tensions in the Middle East. Despite most missiles being intercepted, the incident highlights the region's precarious security amid ongoing conflicts and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. For insights, BFM 89.9 speaks to James M. Dorsey, adjunct Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

    10 min
  6. Will Hezbollah Crumble Without Nasrallah

    6 DAYS AGO

    Will Hezbollah Crumble Without Nasrallah

    Israel has killed the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in a targeted bombing attack on Beirut. Many of Hezbollah's weapons caches have also been destroyed. An estimated 1000 people have been killed over the past two weeks and up to one million people may be internally displaced across Lebanon. Will this coordinated attack finally mean the end of Hezbollah? Guest: James M. Dorsey, senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and host of The Turbulent World podcast

    17 min
  7. Israel’s Killing Of Hezbollah Leader Is Unlikely To Shift The Paradigm Of Middle East Politics

    SEP 29

    Israel’s Killing Of Hezbollah Leader Is Unlikely To Shift The Paradigm Of Middle East Politics

    Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is likely to discover that the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah will not shift the paradigm of Middle East politics. It’s a lesson Mr. Netanyahu should have drawn from decades of Israeli targeted assassinations.

    14 min
  8. Iranian President Floats Rare Israeli Trial Balloon

    SEP 28

    Iranian President Floats Rare Israeli Trial Balloon

    It will take a lot more to convince Israel and its supporters that newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian means business and can deliver on his proposal to dial down tensions between the two countries.

    14 min
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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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