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  By James M. Dorsey For the past 15 years, The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, formerly The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, has provided independent, hard-hitting reporting and analysis of the politics of the Middle East and the Muslim world. Newsletters and podcasts like The Turbulent World fill an important gap in an era in which many news organisations have reduced or abandoned coverage of international affairs in a world wracked by brutal wars, unimaginable humanitarian crises, and increasing authoritarianism. Increased political pressure on reporters and analysts who honour the principles of fairness and accuracy compounds the importance of such newsletters by professional journalists and writers. Journalists who seek to hold power to account face the weakening of press freedom, authoritarian moves to control the information space, exclusion, censorship, harassment, and acts of physical and verbal violence in attempts to silence them. Moreover, mis- and d...

  By James M. Dorsey For the past 15 years, The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, formerly The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, has provided independent, hard-hitting reporting and analysis of the politics of the Middle East and the Muslim world. Newsletters and podcasts like The Turbulent World fill an important gap in an era in which many news organisations have reduced or abandoned coverage of international affairs in a world wracked by brutal wars, unimaginable humanitarian crises, and increasing authoritarianism. Increased political pressure on reporters and analysts who honour the principles of fairness and accuracy compounds the importance of such newsletters by professional journalists and writers. Journalists who seek to hold power to account face the weakening of press freedom, authoritarian moves to control the information space, exclusion, censorship, harassment, and acts of physical and verbal violence in attempts to silence them. Moreover, mis- and disinform...

  For the past 15 years, The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, formerly The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, has provided independent, hard-hitting reporting and analysis of the politics of the Middle East and the Muslim world. Columns like The Turbulent World fill an important gap in an era in which many news organisations have reduced or abandoned coverage of international affairs in a world wracked by brutal wars, unimaginable humanitarian crises, and increasing authoritarianism. Increased political pressure on reporters and analysts who honour the principles of fairness and accuracy compounds the importance of such newsletters by professional journalists and writers. Journalists who seek to hold power to account face the weakening of press freedom, authoritarian moves to control the information space, exclusion, censorship, harassment, and acts of physical and verbal violence in attempts to silence them. Moreover, mis- and disinformation on social media muddles the pu...

  By James M.  Dorsey   Welcome to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey, a media initiative focused on the Middle East and the Muslim World that seeks to empower readers, listeners, and viewers to form informed opinions of their own. Equitable, fair, and honest analysis that lets the chips fall where they fall has seldom been more important in a world wracked by brutal wars, unimaginable humanitarian crises, and increasing authoritarianism. If you share this vision, please click here . Paid subscribers of The Turbulent World gain access to the column’s extensive archive, exclusive posts, and polling. They can leave comments, join debates, and know they are supporting independent writing, reporting, and analysis. The Turbulent World can only sustain and expand its independent coverage free of advertisements and clickbait with the support of its readers. To participate in the poll, listen to the podcast, or watch the video, please click here . European members of the wo...