Posts Tagged: China Middle East
China Will Expand into Afghanistan — and Throughout the Region
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan will create a geopolitical vacuum -- the inevitable result of any withdrawal, be it physical or political. Another truism is...
Between Opportunity and Unpredictability: China’s Middle East in the Biden Era
China has become increasingly active in the Middle East in the last decade, especially since it announced its new Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in...
Biden’s China Policy Is Even More Challenging Than Before
Rising Sino-American antagonism and Washington’s emphasis on restraining Beijing’s influence remind some scholars of the Cold War period. Historian Niall Ferguson, for example, has written...
China and the Dangers of Current Supply Chains
The COVID-19 pandemic ramped up discussion about changing global supply chains. This notion was present before the epidemic, when tensions with China were growing on...
Rejiggering Gulf Security: China’s Game of Shadow Boxing
China and its Gulf partners appear to be engaged in a game of shadow boxing. At stake is the future of Gulf security and the...
How Israel Can — and Should — Deal With China
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Israel during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the public controversy surrounding Chinese involvement in Israeli companies and infrastructure,...
Religious and Cultural Obstacles to China’s Growth in the Middle East
The Middle East is situated at the heart of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This initiative, which is also referred to as the New...
Gulf Security: The Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options
According to one analyst, the US faces a stark choice in the Middle East if it continues its maximum pressure campaign against Iran: confront the Islamic...
We Must Stop China in the Persian Gulf
In July, President Trump boasted about Iranian harassment of United States warships in the Persian Gulf having come to a halt. Although no major flare-ups between Iranian...
China’s Dangerous Ambitions in the Middle East
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy, released in December 2017, identified China and Russia as America’s greatest global competitors. The document asserted that it is...
China Steps Into the Middle East Maelstrom
Beijing’s abandonment of non-interference in foreign conflicts has been vividly illustrated by its (largely ineffective) efforts to mediate conflicts in South Sudan, Syria and Afghanistan -- as...
Netanyahu Heads to China, Will Discuss Iran, Syria, Egypt With New Leadership
Jerusalem Post - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will leave this afternoon for a five-day trip to China, where he will try to bring Israel's...
