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The Trump administration’s ‘brain trust’ aims to change the paradigm of US-Israeli relations

1 week ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

For the past 15 years, The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, formerly The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, has provided independent, hard-hitting reporting and analysis of the politics of the Middle East and the Muslim world.
Netanyahu’s latest war goal risks accelerating Israel becoming a pariah state

1 week ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This week, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu accelerated the Jewish state’s travels towards international pariah status by declaring that the Gaza war aims to expel Gazan Palestinians from their homeland.
How much longer can FIFA ignore Gaza?

2 weeks ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

Welcome to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, a media initiative focused on the Middle East and the Muslim World that seeks to empower readers, listeners, and viewers to form informed opinions of their own. Equitable, fair, and honest analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall has seldom been more important in a world wracked by brutal wars, unimaginable humanitarian crises, and increasing authoritarianism.
Qatar is at the center of a battle for hearts and minds

2 weeks ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

Welcome to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, a media initiative focused on the Middle East and the Muslim World that seeks to empower readers, listeners, and viewers to form informed opinions of their own. Equitable, fair, and honest analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall has seldom been more important in a world wracked by brutal wars, unimaginable humanitarian crises, and increasing authoritarianism.
Is Trump’s Gulf victory lap a watershed? Gaza may be the litmus test.

3 weeks ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

Welcome to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, a media initiative focused on the Middle East and the Muslim World that seeks to empower readers, listeners, and viewers to form informed opinions of their own. Equitable, fair, and honest analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall has seldom been more important in a world wracked by brutal wars, unimaginable humanitarian crises, and increasing authoritarianism.
Is Syria the Middle East’s next exploding powder keg?

3 weeks ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

Welcome to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, a media initiative focused on the Middle East and the Muslim World that seeks to empower readers, listeners, and viewers to form informed opinions of their own. Equitable, fair, and honest analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall has seldom been more important in a world wracked by brutal wars, unimaginable humanitarian crises, and increasing authoritarianism.
US-Houthi truce triggers pro-Israel alarm bells

1 month ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

Alarm bells went off in Jerusalem and pro-Israel circles in Washington when US President Donald J. Trump this week announced a truce in America’s Red Sea tanker war with Yemen’s Houthi rebels that failed to take Israeli interests into account.
Separately, Trump and Hamas let the cat out of the bag

1 month ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

US President Donald J. Trump and Hamas have separately opened a Pandora’s Box that could fuel Middle Eastern fires for years to come. Hamas did so when it unleashed Israel’s assault on Gaza with its October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians. With more than 50,000 dead and tens of thousands wounded and/or maimed for life, Palestinians have paid a stark price.
US-European culture war puts Israel in a bind

1 month ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s embrace of the global far-right faces a difficult choice. The question for Mr. Netanyahu is whether to maintain Israel’s boycott of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD), the country’s second-largest political party, and Austria’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) amid an escalating feud between the Trump administration and Germany over attitudes toward the far right. The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey is a reader-supported publication.
Is Algeria Next?

1 month ago | jamesmdorsey.substack.com | James M. Dorsey

Welcome to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, a media initiative focused on the Middle East and the Muslim World that seeks to empower readers, listeners, and viewers to form informed opinions of their own. Equitable, fair, and honest analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall has seldom been more important in a world wracked by brutal wars, unimaginable humanitarian crises, and increasing authoritarianism.