Tag: China
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How Trump’s grand design for the Middle East could leave Israel in the dust
US President Donald Trump’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates had a dual purpose. The primary goal was to make “America First” a global brand – not just a vision for the United States and its people, but also a political and economic aspiration for as many other countries as possible, stemming from the…
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Why the US cannot afford to lose dollar dominance
Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series May 20, 2025 • 10:00 am ET Martin Mühleisen and Valbona Zeneli This Atlantic Council Strategy Paper explores the relationship between the status of the United States as a geopolitical superpower and the role of the US dollar as the world’s dominant currency. It examines how these two facets of…
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Chevron, Shell, BP Target Egypt in LNG Power Play
Simon Watkins Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for… More Info Premium Content By Simon Watkins – May 13, 2025, 5:00 PM CDT Western energy giants like Chevron, Shell, BP, and Eni are ramping up investments in…
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Trump Returns to a More Multipolar GCC
Editor’s Note: A frequent contributor to Stimson on Middle East conflicts and diplomacy, Giorgio Cafiero has a particular expertise analyzing the foreign policies of Arab states in the Levant and bordering the Persian Gulf. By Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow, Middle East Perspectives President Donald Trump is meeting this week with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation…
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North-south aligned: Why Italy should join the Three Seas Initiative
Giorgia Meloni needs to make Italy’s geopolitical role in Europe more definitive. Rome should welcome cross-border collaboration and greater regional integration through projects such as the Three Seas Initiative Deputy Head, Rome officePolicy Fellow Commentary 13 May 2025 3 minute read Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos…
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IMEC – A Corridor for Peace and Regional Stability
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,344, May 13, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In September 2023, the IMEC initiative was announced. IMEC is an economic corridor that will connect India, the Middle East and Europe, with the support of the United States. This initiative has the potential to change the face of global trade and transportation. The…
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The India-Pakistan Conflict Is Rapidly Becoming a Proxy War
Regional powers—notably Saudi Arabia and Iran—are increasingly choosing a side in the ongoing fracas between New Delhi and Islamabad. As the India-Pakistan crisis continues to escalate, a curious diplomatic element has gone largely unreported in the Western press. Representatives from the governments of both the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
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A ceasefire is a start. But India and Pakistan still face huge problems.
Recently, I was sitting in a committee meeting at work when my phone pinged with a link from a friend about India’s attack on Pakistan. I looked at my Pakistani colleague across the room and knew we were having the same thought: This is so stupid! Déjà vu all over again. Two weeks ago, 26…
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Memoir: Recollecting the benefits of shoe leather diplomacy in Turkmenistan
This essay is part of a series by American diplomats sharing their impressions of the dramatic early years of Central Asia’s independence from the Soviet Union. These memoirs were written at the invitation of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University. We publish these with special thanks to Nargis Kassenova, director of Davis’s Program…
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China, America, And India Compete Over Gulf Energy
The Yemeni Houthis’ attacks on shipping in the Middle East have not only triggered an international … More supply chain crunch, but also raised questions about China’s role and immunity. Getty Images President Donald J. Trump will set off on a trip to the Middle East to try to do what Biden could not: corral…