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Sep 5, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Michael Schuman |Jonathan Fulton |Tuvia Gering
China Economy & Business International Markets Middle East Politics & Diplomacy Trade China’s Middle East policy shift from “hedging” to “wedging” Table of contents Introduction: China, the Gaza crisis, and the new Middle East China’s interests in the Middle East Country-to-country ties At the international level Middle East responses Systemic considerations in China’s approach to the Middle East The logic of hedging The transition to wedging Challenges to China’s strategy The dynamic of...
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
portugal.postsen.com | Tuvia Gering
- New Atlanticist April 25, 2024 Why Taiwan stands with Israel ByTuvia Gering “Israel Alone,” blared the Economist’s cover story in late March. This sentiment resonated deeply with Israelis. Since Hamas’s devastating attack on October 7, the fight to free hosts and defend itself from vicious terrorism feels like a solitary battle.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Tuvia Gering
China Conflict Israel Politics & Diplomacy Taiwan Why Taiwan stands with Israel “Israel Alone,” blared the Economist’s cover story in late March. This sentiment resonated deeply with Israelis. Since Hamas’s devastating attack on October 7, the fight to free hostages and defend itself from vicious terrorism feels like a solitary battle. Six months into the conflict, 133 Israeli hostages still languish in Gaza, tens of thousands of Palestinians have perished, and the humanitarian situation in...
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Tuvia Gering
China Conflict Israel Middle East Politics & Diplomacy China’s bid for a new Middle East meets reality The year 2023 was supposed to be China’s big break in the Middle East. It began in March, when China brokered a historic détente between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, sidelining the United States. The image of China’s top diplomat Wang Yi beaming with Saudi and Iranian ministers in Beijing prompted swift comparison by Chinese propagandists to the Oslo Accords. In the months that...
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Nov 23, 2023 | 
jstribune.com | Jonathan Spyer |Seth J. Frantzman |Tuvia Gering |Matthew Levitt
In the weeks since the Hamas massacre on October 7, pundits have debated whether or not Iran helped Hamas develop the plan for the terrorist assault and if Iran had foreknowledge of the attack. Citing a Hamas source, the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran helped plot the attack and that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp gave it the go-ahead at a meeting in Beirut.
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Nov 7, 2023 | 
gmfus.org | Tuvia Gering
On the morning of October 07, 2023, Hamas launched an unprovoked attack from the Gaza Strip, indiscriminately killing more than 1,400 Israeli and foreign nationals. Over 200 civilians, including women and children, were taken to Gaza as hostages. IN response to this attack, as well as subsequent attacks launched from Lebanon and Syria, Israel began an unprecedented bombing campaign of Gaza and targeted Hezbollah and Syrian government military positions.
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Oct 16, 2023 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Michael Schuman |Jonathan Fulton |Tuvia Gering |Veda Vaidyanathan
China Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy Why China won’t win the Global South Introduction China’s diplomacy in the Global South The new balance of power in the Global South China’s new imperialism Rivals from within Conclusion Concern has gripped policymakers in Washington that the United States and its democratic partners in Europe and the Indo-Pacific have “lost” the Global South to China. Support among the world’s developing countries will prove critical in deciding who wins and who...
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
sinification.com | Tuvia Gering
China’s official response to Hamas’s recent attack on Israel has been to condemn “acts that harm civilians” and “that escalate the conflict and destabilise the region”, while re-emphasising the need to “restart the peace talks” and “implement the two-state solution”. Reactions from China’s establishment intellectuals have been more interesting.
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
discoursepower.substack.com | Tuvia Gering
Greetings from Jerusalem,With the G20 Summit taking place this weekend and endless speculation about why Xi chose to skip the event, Reuters and DW covered an interesting article from the Ministry of State Security (MSS)-affiliated think tank, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), that could provide three explanations.
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Jun 21, 2023 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Tuvia Gering |Niva Yau |Andrea Ratiu
China Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense How Beijing’s newest global initiatives seek to remake the world order In March 2023, China stunned the world by achieving a rare and unexpected diplomatic breakthrough. Chinese leader Xi Jinping brokered an agreement between longtime antagonists Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic relations. It was a coup, one that could reshape the Middle East, and the role of the United States in that vital region. In comments after...
