Islamists gain in Jordan’s election                      Jordan went to the polls on September 10.  This parliamentary election marked two significant milestones for…

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…

By James M. Dorsey Iran, Hezbollah, and Israel have successfully evaded an all-out Middle Eastern conflagration more than a month after Israel killed a senior Hamas official in Tehran and…

By James M. Dorsey Israel hasn’t just lost the battle for hearts and minds in much of the world, including significant constituencies in Western countries. It has scored a significant…

By James M. Dorsey Let’s be clear. Hamas’ alleged execution of six Israeli hostages constitutes a war crime. The hostages were killed in line with new Hamas guidelines that violate…

On August 14  the US digital news medium, Politico, published an exclusive report.  It was based on accounts from three separate sources who had been privy to talks between the Crown Prince of…

By James M. Dorsey Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and onetime Palestinian foreign minister Nasser Al-Kidwa have put forward a proposal designed to keep a two-state solution to the…