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Jan 8, 2025

What’s behind Egypt and China’s ‘golden decade’ of partnership

By Jonathan Fulton

China’s outreach to Egypt has not happened in a vacuum but rather as part of a larger strategy to make Beijing a more important actor in the Middle East and North Africa.  

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 7, 2025

Bauerle Danzman interviewed by NPR on why the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States was split on the Nippon-US Steel deal

Watch the full interview here

Economy & Business Japan
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and his Kurdish counterpart Masrour Barzani sign deal to restart northern oil exports in Baghdad, April 4, 2023.

Report

Jan 6, 2025

Kurdistan’s share of the 2024 Iraqi budget: More than meets the eye

By Ahmed Tabaqchali

How to account for the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan has complicated budgeting in Baghdad in the past. The latest budget cycle may have addressed some of these problems—and may help reset Baghdad-Erbil relations.

Economy & Business Iraq

In the News

Jan 6, 2025

Warrick quoted in The Washington Post on the incoming presidential administration’s visa debate

On December 28, Thomas S. Warrick, director of the Future of DHS project at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, was quoted in The Washington Post on the discussion within the incoming Trump administration on H-1B visas, which allow highly-skilled immigrants to […]

Economy & Business Migration

New Atlanticist

Jan 6, 2025

The Draghi report grabbed Europe’s attention. Now it’s time for the EU to put it into action.

By Carlo Altomonte and Valbona Zeneli

Enhancing the European Union’s competitiveness is compatible with strengthening its economic relations with the United States.

Economy & Business European Union

In the News

Jan 6, 2025

Charai in the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: Look to Middle Eastern Diasporas for Figures to Inspire Change

By Atlantic Council

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

In the News

Jan 6, 2025

Bauerle Danzman interviewed by CBS News on the Biden administration’s decision to block the Nippon-US Steel deal and consequent lawsuit

Watch the full interview here

Economy & Business Japan

In the News

Jan 3, 2025

Global China Hub nonresident fellow Dakota Cary in the Washington Post

By Dakota Cary

On January 3rd, 2025, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Dakota Cary spoke to the Washington Post about Beijing Integrity Tech, the cybersecurity company linked to the Flax Typhoon attacks.

China Cybersecurity

New Atlanticist

Jan 3, 2025

Biden’s blocked US Steel deal carries big risks. Here are the top three.

By Sarah Bauerle Danzman

On January 3, the US president blocked Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of the US company on national security grounds. It could have important consequences in the years ahead.

China Economy & Business

MENASource

Jan 3, 2025

Dispatch from Damascus: The challenges of rebuilding are becoming clearer in Syria

By Diana Rayes 

Syrians know they will not get what they need to rebuild as a society with one hand tied behind their backs, Diana Rayes writes from Damascus.

Civil Society Democratic Transitions

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