New "China and the Middle East from the Cold War to the Present" Webinar Series & Recent Analyses from the ChinaMed Team
Join us for a new ChinaMed-UniOr webinar series from March 1 to April 5, and check out our recent analyses on Sino-Middle East relations.
The ChinaMed Project, in collaboration with the University of Naples "L'Orientale", is pleased to announce a new series of academic lectures on "China and the Middle East from the Cold War to the present" for this Spring 2024.
This webinar series will feature prominent scholars and experts from China and the region who will offer invaluable insights into Beijing's evolving role in the Middle East, spanning from the Cold War to the current day.
MARCH 1, 2024 10.30 am - 12.30 pm (CET)
Enrico FARDELLA (University of Naples di “L’Orientale” & ChinaMed Project) & Prof. Andrea GHISELLI (Fudan University & ChinaMed Project)
“Methodology, Sources and Scholarship on China’s role in the Middle East”MARCH 8, 2024 10.30 am - 12.30 pm (CET)
Enrico FARDELLA & Alanoud AL SABAH (Researcher at Research Journey)
“Past and Present of China’s Relation with Kuwait”MARCH 15, 2024 10.30 am - 12.30 pm (CET)
Enrico FARDELLA & Prof. TANG Tianbo (CICIR)
“China's Middle East Policy: an Economic Perspective”MARCH 22ND, 2024 10.30 am - 12.30 pm (CET)
Enrico FARDELLA & Kadir TEMIZ (National Intelligence Academy, NIA)
“Evolving Dynamics in China-Turkey Relations: Prospects and Challenges”MARCH 29, 2024 10.30 am - 12.30 pm (CET)
Enrico FARDELLA & ZHANG Chuchu (Fudan University)
“China’s Economic Relations with North Africa and Implications for the EU”APRIL 5TH, 2024 10.30 am - 12.30 pm (CET)
Enrico FARDELLA & Ali BORHANI (3Sixty Strategic Advisors)
“The Real BRI : Bondage, Reconstruction & Integration”
*Schedule may be subject to change.
📍 Platform: Microsoft Teams
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💼 No Registration Necessary
These sessions promise to shed light on the dynamics between China and the Middle East, providing valuable insights for academics, researchers, and anyone passionate about global affairs. We invite you to join us for one, several, or all of the lectures, and delve into the past, present, and future of this pivotal relationship.
China-MidEast Readings to Start Your Week
We are also pleased to share some recent publications on China-Middle East relations from members of the ChinaMed Research Team.
Iran-Pakistan Tensions and China’s Diplomatic Cards
“China’s role in resolving or failing to address conflicts, such as the one between Iran and Pakistan, impacts its reputation as an emerging global leader. Its ability to manage and mediate in these conflicts is closely watched as an indicator of its global influence and responsibility.”
The Director of the ChinaMed Project, Professor Enrico Fardella, offers his perspective on China's stance on the current tensions between Iran and Pakistan in this article by Professor Giorgio Cafiero for The National Interest: link.
What is China's real position on the Israel-Gaza war?
By Mohammed ALSUDAIRI and Andrea GHISELLI
"If Beijing appears to score so many important diplomatic points in this moment, it is because, regardless of its motivations, it is taking a stance that is not uniquely Chinese."
The ChinaMed Project’s Head of Research, Professor Andrea Ghiselli, together with Dr. Mohammed Alsudairi (Australian National University's Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies), authored a short essay for the National News exploring China, great power competition, and the war in Gaza: link.
China’s Strategy in the Middle East
By Ahmed ABOUDOUH and Ádám KOI
“In this narrative, China’s regional footprint is a counterbalance that guarantees stability and diversification, nominally through economic cooperation, ultimately leading to MENA countries’ desired outcome: multipolarity.”
ChinaMed Research Fellow Adam Koi and Ahmed Aboudouh, associate fellow with the Chatham House Middle East and North Africa Programme as well as the head of China Studies research unit at the Emirates Policy Center, analyze Chinese scholarship on Beijing’s evolving strategy for engagement with MENA countries: link.
Special Issue of Middle East Policy journal
The first articles of a forthcoming special issue of Middle East Policy edited by professors Enrico Fardella, Andrea Ghiselli and Anoush Ehteshami have been published as part of the cooperation framework between ChinaMed and Durham University’s Al Sabah Programme. Currently available papers include:
"The Persian Gulf's Transition From American Unipolarity"
by Andrea GHISELLI and Anoush EHTESHAMI
“Shifting Sands: US Gulf Policy Recalibrates As China's Regional Ambitions Grow” (open access)
by Rachel MORELAND
"Iran's Strategies in Response To Changes in US-China Relations" (open access)
by Sara BAZOOBANDI
"UAE's Balancing Strategy Between the United States and China"
by Mohamed BIN HUWAIDIN
“Between the Superpowers: Gulf States and Israel Navigate the New Mideast Dynamics” (open access)
by Gedaliah AFTERMAN and Dominika URHOVÁ