# james discuss (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover james discuss. Page: Feed: --- ## [Iran on a Knife's Edge: Why the Next Round of War May Be a Question of When, Not If](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/iran-on-a-knifes-edge-why-the-next) _2026-08-21 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ The question is when, not if, Iran will seek to revive hostilities with the United States. ## [Global Watch-Iran, South Korea, and Ukraine](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/global-watch-iran-south-korea-and) _2026-08-17 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Listen now | James discusses with CNA 938 host Daniel Martin US President Donald Trump’s plan to make the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, the president’s downgrading of annual military exercises with South Korea, and the Ukraine war in a three-segment interview. ## [A new dawn in Gulf security?](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/a-new-dawn-in-gulf-security) _2026-08-16 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ A new tri-lateral defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan is reshaping the security map of the Gulf and beyond. ## [What Bashar al-Assad’s sentencing means](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/what-bashar-al-assads-sentencing) _2026-08-13 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ BFM 89.9 speaks with Dr. James M. Dorsey, on the political significance of the Bashar al-Assad verdict and whether it represents meaningful justice for Syria. ## [What next in the Strait of Hormuz?](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/what-next-in-the-strait-of-hormuz) _2026-08-12 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ James joins Richard Hext, chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, on HKTU’s Backchat to discuss what next for the embattled Strait of Hormuz and global shipping.The Turbulent World with James M. ## [Abqaiq: The crown jewel in the Houthis’ Saudi target list](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/abqaiq-the-crown-jewel-in-the-houthis) _2026-08-11 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ A look at why Abqaiq — the linchpin of Saudi Arabia’s oil-processing infrastructure — is the most consequential target in the Houthis’ escalating campaign. ## [Waterways will shape the Middle East’s future](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/waterways-will-shape-the-middle-easts) _2026-08-10 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ 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 of Africa’s post-war political map and regional security architecture. ## [Shifting paradigms](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/shifting-paradigms) _2026-08-09 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Saudi Arabia has signed a mutual defence pact with NATO-member Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan, the main mediator between the United States and Iran, that defines an attack on one as an attack on all. ## [Houthi Saudi hostilities escalate](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/houthi-saudi-hostilities-escalate) _2026-08-08 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Watch now | Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched at least 12 fresh missile attacks on the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Marib on Friday. ## [Diplomacy in Sport in a geopolitically shifting world](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/diplomacy-in-sport-in-a-geopolitically) _2026-08-07 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Edited remarks by James M. Dorsey at the 8th edition of the Master Executive in Global Sport Governance (MESGO) workshop, ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/I2klcBdl1zzM) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [Saudi Arabia Steps Up as Middle East Security Shifts](https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/saudi-arabia-steps-up-as-middle-east) _2026-08-03 · James M. Dorsey · The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey_ Listen now | James discusses on BFM 89.9 Saudi Araba’s adopting an increasingly prominent security role in the Middle East, leading a new multinational maritime coalition to protect vital Red Sea shipping lanes, while deepening military coordination with the United States.