James M. Dorsey
ARTICLES BY: James M. Dorsey
China Steps Into the Middle East Maelstrom
Beijing’s abandonment of non-interference in foreign conflicts has been vividly illustrated by its (largely ineffective) efforts to mediate conflicts in South Sudan, Syria and Afghanistan -- as...
Iranian Protests Reveal Leadership Fault Lines in the Muslim World
The responses by major Sunni Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa to the recent anti-government protests in Iran demonstrated that none of...
US-Saudi Nuclear Talks: A Middle East Barometer?
President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was perhaps most challenging for the Saudis, who, as custodians of Islam’s two holiest cities,...
Iranian Protests Raise Tricky Questions for US and Saudi Policymakers
If Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s checkered foreign policy track record is anything to go by, Iran could tempt him to embark on yet...
Betting on the Wrong Horse? US — and Iranian Hardliners — Spin Anti-Government Protests
For Iranian hardliners, the joker in the pack is what US President Donald Trump decides to do with the 2015 international agreement that put curbs...
Saudi Arabia’s Lebanon Gamble Might Pay Off
Broad international support for Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri following his speech from Riyadh in which he denounced Hezbollah as an Iranian proxy wreaking havoc...
Should the West Use Covert Warfare Against Iran?
In the shadowy world of covert proxy wars, Iran is taking center stage -- both as a target and as a player. In the latest signal of escalating...
As Saudi Arabia Reels, the Middle East Will Only Get Worse
As Saudi Arabia reels from Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s frontal assault on the kingdom’s elite, indications are that the Saudi-Iranian proxy war is heating...
Saudi Crackdown Raises Specter of Wider Dissent
Saudi Prince Muhammad has dismissed and/or detained 11 princes, various senior government officials, top military officers and an unidentified number of prominent businessmen largely linked to...
Kurds Could Be Key US Ally in Anti-Iran Efforts
Kurdish President Massoud Barzani, in his first comment on the military rout of his Peshmerga forces, vowed that the overwhelming vote for Kurdish independence in...
Signs of Hope in the Middle East? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Optimists see hopeful signs that the Middle East may be exiting a dark tunnel of violence, civil war, sectarian strife and debilitating regional rivalries: the...
