Saudi gas investments: A marriage of economic and geopolitics
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…
Does the US have any leverage on Israel-Hezbollah tensions?
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…
Netanyahu, Iran, and Iranian-backed groups walk tightly spun tripwire
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.…
Subtle US messages fall on Netanyahu and Israel’s deaf ears
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…
Jordan struggles to stay out of the Middle East’s increasingly precarious fray
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…
For Israel, losing the battle for hearts and minds is worse than failing to defeat Hamas
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…
Netanyahu and Hamas share disregard for Israeli and Palestinian lives
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…
The Saudi Price for Normalization
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…
Jockeying for position in post-war Gaza
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…