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James discusses with CNA 938 host Daniel Martin US President Donald Trump’s’s plan to make the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, the presiden...
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Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Boo...
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A New Gulf Security Dawn
A new tri-lateral defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan is reshaping the security map of the Gulf and beyond. In this epis...
What Bashar al-Assad's sentencing means
Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad and his brother, Maher al-Assad have been sentenced to death in absentia by a Damascus court for wa...
What next in the Strait of Hormuz
James joins Richard Hext, chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, on HKTU’s Backchat to discuss what next for the embattled Strait...
Abqaiq The crown jewel in the Houthis’ Saudi target list
A look at why Abqaiq — the linchpin of Saudi Arabia's oil-processing infrastructure — is the most consequential target in the Houthis' escal...
Waterways will shape the Middle East’s future
The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz is part of a jigsaw puzzle that, once put together, will depict the Middle East and the Horn...
Houthi Saudi hostilities escalate
Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched at least 12 fresh missile attacks on the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Marib on Friday. A da...
Saudi Arabia Steps Up as Middle East Security Shifts
Guest: Dr. James M. Dorsey (Adjunct Senior Fellow), S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Saudi Arabia is taking on an increasingly...
Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan is the Only Game in Town, but…
US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace and his 20-point Gaza peace plan are off to a rocky start. Israeli-Hamas differences over the seq...
Creating building blocks of a new world order in the Strait of Hormuz
The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz is a battle over what some of the building blocks of a new world order will be. At stake is f...
Middle Eastern pipelines-A new game of Monopoly
Middle Eastern pipelines would make for an exciting 21st-century updated game of Monopoly or Risk. Pipelines are the currency of the region’...
The Iran war-Escalation is the name of the game
If Iran sees the war as a fight for the survival of the Islamic Republic, US President Donald Trump sees it as the litmus test of his ‘peace...
Middle East Report 24072026
James discusses the US-Saudi nuclear agreement, rising tensions in the Red Sea between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and the escal...
Off to the nuclear arms race
The Middle East is off to a nuclear arms race. This week’s 30-year US-Saudi nuclear agreement that offers the kingdom a pathway to enriching...
CNA938 Rewind - The Middle East brief Escalation, security and whats next
Tensions have been deepening across the Middle East, with Israeli groups pushing for settlements in Gaza as US strikes on Iran continue. Dan...
Middle East Report
James discusses the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz, Yemen, and US-Israeli relations on Radio Islam.
Has the FIFA World Cup Ever Been Politically Neutral
If you've been following the 2026 World Cup, you've obviously seen the football, but you've also probably seen a lot of Donald Trump. The US...
Yemen-Saudi cris was long in the making
The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthis towards the kingdom's south. The Houthis say they...
Twiddling thumbs in Tehran
The Strait of Hormuz, alongside Lebanon, where Israel continues to strike at alleged Hezbollah targets despite a ceasefire, is not the only...
Trump orders new strikes on Iran. Are we back to square one
The fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran appears to be hanging by a thread. After fresh fighting erupted and Iranian attacks targeted c...