The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer

  The USS Theordore Roosevelt redeploys to the Indo-Pacific. Credit: US Navy By James M. Dorsey Thank you for joining me today. Thousands across the globe are avid readers and listeners of The Turbulent World. Join them in helping me maintain and expand the column and podcast by b ecoming a paid supporter. Paid subscribers have access to the full archive, exclusive posts and polling, can leave comments, join debates, and know they are supporting independent writing, reporting, and analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall. You can contribute by going to https://jamesmdorsey,substack.com and choosing one of the subscription options.   To watch a video version of this story or listen to an audio podcast please go to https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/subtle-us-messages-fall-on-netanyahu   Thank you for your support and loyalty.   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 ironc

  Screenshot of The Economist’s 23 March 2024 cover By James M. Dorsey Thank you for joining me today. I am grateful to those who have  become paid subscribers. I need some more to enable me to continue cutting through the fog of kinetic and information wars and offer fact-based analysis. No doubt, you will have noticed that The Turbulent World has no sponsors and no advertisers. This guarantees the column and podcast’s independence. Instead, The Turbulent World depends on the support of its readers and listeners to cover the cost of producing the column and podcast. You can contribute by clicking on Substack on the subscription button at  http://jamesmdorsey.substack.com and choosing one of  the subscription options.    To watch a video version of this story    or  listen to a n audio podcast click  here .    Thank you for your support and loyalty.    Israel hasn’t just lost the battle for hearts and minds in much of the world, including significant constituencies in West

  The six killed hostages from top left: Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi; from bottom left, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat. Credit: The Hostages Families Forum By James M  Dorsey Thank you for joining me today. I am grateful to those who have  become paid subscribers. I need some more to enable me to continue cutting through the fog of kinetic and information wars and offer fact-based analysis. No doubt, you will have noticed that The Turbulent World has no sponsors and no advertisers. This guarantees the column and podcast’s independence. Instead, The Turbulent World depends on the support of its readers and listeners to cover the cost of producing the column and podcast. You can contribute by clicking on Substack on the subscription button at  http://jamesmdorsey.substack.com and choosing one of  the subscription options.    To watch a video version of this story    or  listen to a n audio podcast click   here    .    Thank you for your sup

  Nasser al-Kidwa (left), Ehud Olmert (right(). Credit: Prospect By James M. Dorsey Thank you for joining me today. I am grateful to those who have  become paid subscribers. I need some more to enable me to continue cutting through the fog of kinetic and information wars and offer fact-based analysis. No doubt, you will have noticed that The Turbulent World has no sponsors and no advertisers. This guarantees the column and podcast’s independence. Instead, The Turbulent World depends on the support of its readers and listeners to cover the cost of producing the column and podcast. You can contribute by clicking on Substack on the subscription button at  http://jamesmdorsey.substack.com and choosing one of  the subscription options.    To watch a video version of this story    or  listen to a n audio podcast click  here .    Thank you for your support and loyalty.    Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and onetime Palestinian foreign minister Nasser Al-Kidwa have put f