James Dorsey

Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture. An award-winning foreign correspondent who covered ethnic and religious conflict for 40 years across the globe for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Financial Times among others, James is the author of the widely acclaimed The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog as well as a globally syndicated column.

James is also the author of several books including one with the same title as his blog, and Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa that he co-authored with Dr. Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario. James has three forthcoming books: Shifting Sands, Essays on Sports and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa; Creating Frankenstein: The Saudi Export of Ultra-conservatism; and China and the Middle East: Venturing into the Maelstrom.

James Dorsey was selected for the 2013 European Press Prize shortlist with ‘Corruption within FIFA’

Tom Bergin

Tom Bergin is a Reuters Correspondent who writes about corporate malfeasance, financial crime, regulatory gaming, tax avoidance and other corporate wrongdoing. His work has won around a dozen awards on both sides of the Atlantic including an Orwell Prize for Journalism and a Gerald Loeb Award. Tom is a regular contributor on television and radio and is also the author of ‘Spills & Spin: The Inside Story of BP’, a critically-acclaimed history of the British oil major.  He has worked for Reuters for 16 years during which, he has reported from over 20 different countries. Before entering journalism, Tom worked in asset management and as an energy broker. Tom was born and brought up in Ireland and lives in London.

Tom Bergin was selected for the 2013 European Press Prize shortlist with ‘Starbucks slips the UK tax hook’