Posted in China, Culture, Iran, Jacqueline Newmyer on May 5th, 2009 Comments Off on The China-Iran comparison
From Jacqueline Newmyer The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Islamic Republic of Iran are two of the trickiest countries with which the United States now has to deal. I’ll begin by covering two commonly discussed points of comparison and then turn to what I think are as important, the differences, before concluding with […]
Posted in China, Jon Alterman on Aug 7th, 2008 Comments Off on China in the Middle East
From Jon Alterman As someone who normally focuses on the Middle East, why would I spend time thinking about China? The reason is simple: It is hard to imagine a future in the Middle East in which China does not play a more substantial role. The Middle East emerged as a U.S. bailiwick in the […]
Posted in China, Iran, Jacqueline Newmyer, Oil and Gas, Sanctions on Dec 10th, 2007 Comments Off on Sinopec’s Iran deal
From Jacqueline Newmyer The Chinese national oil company Sinopec has signed a contract to develop Iran’s Yadavaran oil field, according to articles in today’s Financial Times and International Herald Tribune. From Iran’s point of view, the deal is a triumph. It exposes the inability of the United States to build a global coalition to impose […]
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