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MENASource

May 5, 2025

How China turned the Red Sea into a strategic trap for the US

By Fatima Abo Alasrar

Beijing’s proxy warfare turns global trade routes into battlefields that the United States struggles to defend.

China Economy & Business

MENASource

Apr 30, 2025

From Tripoli to Tehran: Lessons from Libya in US-Iran nuclear talks

By Yaseen Rashed

Twenty-one years later, the nuclear disarmament of Libya serves as a model for the United States in current nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Iran Libya

MENASource

Apr 29, 2025

Why the US must not let Syria slip away

By Luke Wagner

Reconsidering the uneasy US-Syria relationship amid reports that Trump and al-Sharaa will meet during the US president’s Saudi Arabia visit.

Economic Sanctions Middle East
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Aug 9, 2023

Ukraine’s diplomatic offensive made important advances in Saudi Arabia

By Petr Tůma

The recent talks in Jeddah were a Ukraine-focused initiative to prepare the ground for future peace negotiations and get key players closer to Kyiv’s position.

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 8, 2023

Panikoff in the National Interest: Israel and the United States Are Misaligned—Again

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Aug 8, 2023

Panikoff quoted in Al-Monitor on Saudi Arabia as a mediator in discussing Kyiv’s peace plan at Ukraine Summit

By Atlantic Council

Conflict International Norms

MENASource

Aug 8, 2023

Could a regional bloc work in the MENA or is it a fool’s errand? 

By Negah Angha

Addressing the regional conundrum requires transcending the traditional boundaries of geopolitical competition.

Economy & Business Energy & Environment

In the News

Aug 8, 2023

Panikoff for Just Security: The Last Chance for a Two-State Solution for Israelis and Palestinians May Be to Think Much Bigger

By Atlantic Council

Israel Middle East

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Aug 7, 2023

Nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering quoted in South China Morning Post on China’s Middle East mediation efforts

On August 7, 2023, Global China Hub nonresident fellow Tuvia Gering was quoted in the South China Morning Post on the potential for China to act as a mediator between Saudi Arabia and Israel, stating: “China would love nothing more than cutting the ribbon to Israeli-Saudi normalisation because these are two close US partners. And […]

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Aug 7, 2023

Rich Outzen joins Al-Monitor’s Jack Dutton to discuss Saudi Arabia agreeing to produce Turkey’s Baykar drones
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In the News

Aug 6, 2023

Rich Outzen joins WION news to discuss Russian sanctions busting to make drones
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Aug 4, 2023

N7 Initiative mentioned in Yahoo! News on N7 Conference on Regional Trade

By Atlantic Council

International Norms Middle East

In the News

Aug 4, 2023

N7 Initiative mentioned on Bahrain Ministry of Foreign Affairs News on Undersecretary’s participation in the N7 Conference on Regional Trade

By Atlantic Council

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Mark Mowrey

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