China-Middle East

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering spoke to Voice of America

GCH nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering told VOA Mandarin that China’s criticism of Israel and support for a Palestinian state reflects an ongoing effort by Beijing to create deeper ties with Muslim countries.

Ellinas in Financial Mirror: Supply shortage, conflicts keep oil prices high

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering spoke to Reuters.

On October 12, GCH fellow Tuvia Gering discussed how China is approaching the recent attack on Israel launched by Hamas. “China doesn’t use its voice, its heft on the international stage to change things for the better” Gering told Reuters.

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to Nikkei Asia

Wen-Ti Sung spoke about China’s role thus far in the Israel-Hamas war. He explained that “China is still not willing to call Hamas out directly, and instead has tried to refer to them as combatants using language as ambiguous as possible, because it doesn’t want to be seen as betraying its developing world friends — […]

Garlauskas appears as a guest on Brussels Sprouts

On September 15, Markus Garlauskas spoke on an episode of Brussels Sprouts, a transatlantic security-focused podcast. In this episode, titled “The New Authoritarian Axis: Russian Relations with North Korea and Iran,” Garlauskas discussed the recent Putin-Kim summit and the concerning implications of this developing relationship for containing North Korea’s WMD programs. He also addressed the […]

Garlauskas quoted in War on the Rocks

On September 12, Markus Garlauskas’ analysis was referenced in War on the Rocks regarding his recently published report on simultaneous conflicts and limited nuclear attacks. In particular, the article cited one of the report’s key assertions: that “the likelihood of a two-front conflict is … worth serious consideration and accommodation.”