News on politics, security and defence in the Middle East and North Africa
By James M. Dorsey Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has turned Iran’s asymmetric forward defense strategy into a double-edged sword. Please read further, listen to the podcast, or…
James M. Dorsey on ABC RN: Late Night Live Israel has killed the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in a targeted bombing attack on Beirut. Many of Hezbollah’s weapons caches…
By James M. Dorsey 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.…
By James M. Dorsey 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…
As early as December 27, 2023, speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Israel’s defense minister Yoav Gallant said: “We are in a multifront…
By James M. Dorsey A Saudi push to become a major natural gas player is as much about diversifying the kingdom’s domestic consumption and export mix as it is about…
On TRT World, James M. Dorsey, adjunct senior fellow at Singapore’s S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, weighs in on Israel-Hezbollah tensions following the deadly pager blasts in Lebanon, and…
By James M. Dorsey Iran and its Arab allies may not want an out Middle East war, but that has not stopped them from increasingly engaging Israel on multiple fronts.…
By James M. Dorsey A US decision to dial back its reinforced military presence in the Middle East suggests that America’s commitment to defend Israel could be less ironclad than…