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  James discusses on TRT World US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on migration in the wake of the shooting by an Afghan national of two Virginia National Guards in Washington. To watch the video or listen to the podcast, go to https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/trump-announces-permanent-pause-on Thank you for joining me today. Thousands worldwide are avid readers and listeners of The Turbulent World. They make this column and podcast possible. Join them in helping to maintain and expand the column and podcast by subscribing to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey . Thank you for your support and loyalty. Transcript [ Efnan Bayraktar ] Joining me now from Singapore is James Dorsey. He's an adjunct senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Thank you so much for being with us on the programme, James. How do you read into Trump's recent remarks and what does this ultimately mean for the people that aren't just trying to migrate ...

  By James M. Dorsey Thank you for joining me today. Thousands worldwide are avid readers and listeners of The Turbulent World. They make this column and podcast possible. Join them in helping to maintain and expand the column and podcast by subscribing to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey . Thank you for your support and loyalty. Divide and conquer has become Israel’s main operating principle in a world in which it stands condemned for its war conduct, impunity, and intransigence, and is increasingly isolated. Israel applies the principle whether it is in Gaza, Syria, its uphill battle to gain the high ground in its information wars, or its efforts to encourage Jewish immigration. In Israel’s latest application of the principle, it sees an opportunity to capitalise on Christian assertions that their African brethren are the primary victims of Muslim aggression in what amounts to a religion-driven conflict. A recent spate of kidnappings for ransom by criminal gangs and jih...

  By James M. Dorsey Thank you for joining me today. Thousands worldwide are avid readers and listeners of The Turbulent World. They make this column and podcast possible. Join them in helping to maintain and expand the column and podcast by subscribing to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey . Thank you for your support and loyalty. When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Washington this week, he shifted multiple paradigms. In an increasingly multilateral world, Mr. Bin Salman, backed by US President Donald Trump, suggested that the kingdom is claiming its place at the table as a geopolitical and geoeconomic powerhouse. US support gives (Mr. Bin Salman) more room to negotiate with big powers—US, China, and even Israel—on his own terms,” said analyst Hesham Alghannam. Seen through a geopolitical lens, Mr. Bin Salman’s commercial dealings are about more than diversifying the kingdom’s oil-dependent economy and turning it into a 21 st -century, cutting-edge knowledge ...

  James discusses this week’s latest Middle East developments on Radio Islam.   To listen to the podcast, go to https://jamesmdorsey.substack.com/p/the-middle-east-report-c36   Transcript   [ Anchor ] Good morning, James. Always a pleasure to talk to you. Good morning.   [ James M. Dorsey ] It's always wonderful to be with you.   [ Anchor ] Israel's US support base is narrowing, coming at Israel from different directions. You've got US President Donald Trump, then you've got the increasingly critical evangelicals, which until recently was a rock-solid Israeli support base.  You've got the influential Make America Great Again torchbearers, who are all chipping away at Israel's standing.   [ James M. Dorsey ] Indeed, Trump signalled his changing attitude towards Israel with his intended sale to of F-35 fighter jets, the world's most advanced fighter. The sale, and Mr. Trump's remarks when announcing it with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at...

  By James M. Dorsey Thank you for joining me today. Thousands worldwide are avid readers and listeners of The Turbulent World. They make this column and podcast possible. Join them in helping to maintain and expand the column and podcast by subscribing to The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey . Thank you for your support and loyalty. Israel’s US support base is narrowing. Coming at Israel from different directions, US President Donald Trump, increasingly critical Evangelicals, until recently a rock-solid Israeli support base, and influential Make America Great Again torchbearers are chipping away at Israel’s standing. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump highlighted his changing attitude when discussing in the Oval Office with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at his side the sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia . Later, at a black-tie dinner in the White House, Mr. Trump declared Saudi Arabia “a major non-NATO ally,” a status already enjoyed by regional states Qatar, Bahrain, an...