James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, a syndicated columnist and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. A veteran, award-winning foreign correspondent whose career focused on ethnic and religious conflict, James focuses at RSIS on political and social change in the Middle East and North Africa, the impact of change in the Middle East and North Africa on Southeast and Central Asia and the nexus of sports, politics and society in the Middle East and North Africa and Asia.

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James M. Dorsey

US-China Rivalry: Gulf States Struggle to Hedge Their Bets

Gulf states beware. Chinese policy towards Sri Lanka tells a cautionary tale

Economic Crisis Does Little to Dampen Mohammed bin Salman’s Pricey Ambitions

Insight 238: Turning Gulf Security Upside Down

Sitting in glass houses: Double standards haunt US and Europe in dealings with Turkey and the Middle East

A double-edged sword: Mr. Biden’s pilgrimage to Jeddah

The privatization of Haifa Port: India 1 China 0

Defense reform may be the key to US-Saudi relations

Drones and transport could reshape Eurasian geopolitics

With Al Qaeda down but not out, killing Zawahiri is symbolic

Revival of Iran nuclear agreement likely to test Middle Eastern detente

Gulf security is perilous with or without a revived Iran nuclear accord

Returning morals and ethics to domestic and foreign policymaking

Public opinion surveys challenge the image Arab leaders like to project

Muslim piety in Southeast Asia mirrors increased religious traditionalism in the Middle East

Saudi crown prince shifts into high gear on multiple fronts

Betting on the wrong horse: The battle to define moderate Islam

The geopolitical minefields of a Turkic world

Maneuvering minefields: China’s Xi contemplates visiting Saudi Arabia

US slow walks punitive measure against Saudi Arabia as regional tension spills into Qatar World Cup