James M. Dorsey
ARTICLES BY: James M. Dorsey
Regional Players Maneuver to Reconfigure the Israeli-Palestinian Landscape
A possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, may be about more than ending the ongoing, escalating violence that...
Trying to Deflect Dissent, Iran Warns of Foreign Meddling
Iran has raised the specter of a US-Saudi effort to destabilize the country by exploiting economic grievances against the backdrop of circumstantial evidence that Washington...
Amid Chinese and Russian Recalcitrance, Can the US Make Iran Sanctions Stick?
Iranian leaders have said that the future of the nuclear agreement (the JCPOA) in the wake of the US withdrawal will depend on the ability of...
Talking to Rouhani: Is Trump Shooting from the Hip, or Reading From a Script?
Donald Trump’s announcement that he is willing to meet unconditionally with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took many by surprise. It threatened to reinforce the impression,...
Russian Hacking in the US — and the Middle East
US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of 12 Russian intelligence agents provided details on the website DCLeaks, which was allegedly registered by Russian intelligence officers....
Saudi Religious Diplomacy Targets Jerusalem
A United Arab Emirates-backed Saudi effort to wrest control of Islam’s holy places in Jerusalem from Jordan signals a sharper, more overt edge to Saudi...
The Moroccan Protests: A New Model After the Arab Spring?
Mounting anger and discontent is simmering across the Arab world, much as it did in the run-up to the 2011 Arab Spring popular revolts that...
The 2018 World Cup Could Become the Middle East’s Latest Battlefield
The simultaneous presence in Russia of the Saudi and Iranian teams for the 2018 World Cup is likely to shine a spotlight on the covert...
Protests in Jordan: Revisiting the Arab Spring
The recent protests that forced Jordan’s prime minister to resign and laid bare the country’s systemic economic and political crisis have shed new light on the root...
China Is Treading a Fine Line in Iran
Now that Donald Trump has exited the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran, there is more at stake for the other signatories than either their...
Saudi-Moroccan Soccer Spat Symbolizes the New Arab Politics
The spat over Saudi Arabia’s refusal to support a Moroccan bid to host the 2026 World Cup tells the tale of the rise of individual nationalism at...
Saudi Moderation? Prince Mohammed Is on Shaky Ground
No doubt, Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent reforms in Saudi Arabia have benefited women and created social opportunity with the introduction of modern forms of...
The Middle East’s Nuclear Technology Clock Is Ticking
Concerns about a Middle Eastern nuclear arms race are being fueled by uncertainty over the future of Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement; a seeming US willingness...
Arab Countries Leverage Lucrative Nuclear Contracts for Power
A clause that commits South Korean troops to come to the UAE’s defense in the event of a crisis offers insight into the security concerns...
