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Jan 4, 2016

Shaffer on Global Oil Market Amid Saudi Arabia-Iran Relations

By Brenda Shaffer

The Houston Chronicle quotes Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Brenda Shaffer on how China is increasingly becoming the primary market driver in oil over the Middle East:

China
Middle East

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Oct 30, 2015

Slavin on Domestic Politics and China

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin joins Voice of America’s Issues in the News to moderate a discussion on the Syria talks, China, the new Speaker of the House, and the most recent republican presidential debate:

China
Syria

New Atlanticist

Oct 20, 2015

In Afghanistan, an Opportunity for the United States to Work with China and Iran

By Ashish Kumar Sen

EU Special Representative says Islamic State’s rise has created common ground for Washington, Tehran, and Beijing Franz-Michael Mellbin is the European Union’s Special Representative in Afghanistan. In a wide-ranging interview with the New Atlanticist’s Ashish Kumar Sen on Oct. 20, Mellbin discussed the need for a sustained US and NATO troop commitment in Afghanistan, the […]

Afghanistan
China

New Atlanticist

Oct 16, 2015

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Heads to Washington

By Ashish Kumar Sen

But it’s the military that calls the shots in Pakistan, says former US official Though US President Barack Obama will meet Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the White House on Oct. 22 in an effort aimed at rekindling a peace process in Afghanistan, it is the military that really calls the shots in the […]

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China

In the News

Oct 4, 2015

Tanchum on Chinese, Iranian, and Turkish Gas

By Micha'el Tanchum

Anadolu Agency Energy News Terminal interviews Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Micha’el Tanchum on China’s one belt-one road initiative, post-sanctions Iran, and upcoming opportunities for Turkey:

China
Iran

In the News

Sep 8, 2015

Daniels and Brown: China’s Energy Security Achilles Heel: Middle Eastern Oil

By Owen Daniels and Chris Brown

Middle East Peace and Security Initiative Program Assistant Owen Daniels and Global Energy Center Program Assistant Chris Brown write for The Diplomat on why China’s reliance on Middle Eastern oil is a threat to the stability of the global economic order:

China
Middle East

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Aug 14, 2015

Slavin Moderates Issues in the News

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin moderates Voice of America’s Issues in the News, discussing the explosions in China, the devaluation of the yuan, the anti-corruption measures in Iraq, and the re-opening of the US Embassy in Havana:

China
Cuba

In the News

Aug 12, 2015

Manning: Iran Deal Heralds Deeper Sino-US Cooperation

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for Global Times on how the nuclear deal with Iran could herald deeper Sino-US cooperation:

China
Iran

New Atlanticist

Aug 10, 2015

Will Europe Continue to Stand with the United States if Congress Rejects Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Supporters of nuclear agreement say United States will be ‘worse off’ if Congress rejects agreement A steadfast alliance between United States and Europe—epitomized by a crippling sanctions regime—is widely credited with having brought Iran to the point where it was willing to consider curbs on its nuclear ambitions. But what would happen to that united […]

China
European Union

In the News

Apr 22, 2015

Slavin: Syria Agrees to Return Highly Enriched Uranium to China

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al Monitor on Syria and China’s uranium agreement:

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