China-Middle East

Escalating Middle East conflict means North America must bolster global energy security

By Julia Nesheiwat

The Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have raised shipping costs and caused delays for certain traded goods. While global energy supply has remained uninterrupted, the threat of a broader conflict in the region raises the chances that there will be disruptive attacks on energy and transport infrastructure, putting energy security at risk.

Middle East Instability: A Chinese Perspective to the Latest Flashpoint

By Atlantic Council

Chuchu Zhang joins us from Shanghai to explore China's evolving response to the ongoing instability in the Middle East—including the attacks in the Red Sea and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict— and how they could test US hegemony in the region.

China is testing its freeriding strategy in the Red Sea

By Léonie Allard

The United States and its allies and partners must find ways to better manage Beijing’s freeriding and opportunism in the northwestern Indian Ocean.

State of the Order: How the final month of 2023 shaped the democratic world order

The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.

Domestic Drivers of China’s Foreign Policy in MENA

By Atlantic Council

Kerry Brown joins us to discuss the domestic drivers shaping China's international engagements, its middle-class aspirations and interest in international relations, and the intimate link between China's international interests and what serves the party-state's stability, shedding light on its diplomatic decision-making and potential implications for MENA.

Global China Newsletter: A paper leader – China’s inaction in the Middle East dashes misplaced hopes

By Dexter Tiff Roberts

The first 2024 edition of the Global China Newsletter.