At a time when the Islamic Republic has lost most of its influence in the Middle East it looked especially vulnerable. That it gets to host troops from Russia, China, India and the rest of the SCO members gives Tehran a bit of a lift.
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I suspect a turn away from great power competition will result in a lot more regional competitions, and less predictability in international politics.
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Nobody in the Western hemisphere wants to be part of a MAGA-led bloc, and most of Asia's advanced economies are repelled by Xi's PRC.
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Since neither Trump nor Xi have especially compelling models for how the world's supposed to work, I don't see this spheres of influence model being very successful.
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That the US is being terribly governed and mismanaging its international relations doesn't make up for the fact that the same is true for China.
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I take issue with the triumphalism expressed by some of the Chinese think tankers and and academics here, but I haven't actually been to China since 2019, so maybe the mood is more optimistic than I hear from Chinese friends and colleagues.
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Up next: Canada First, Not Canada Alone by @asamckercher.bsky.social and @achapnick.bsky.social. One chapter in and really enjoying
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Highly recommend @edwardluce.bsky.social fantastic bio of Brzezinski. Biography and history done well.
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Agree - among several, this is a fantastic book. I return to it frequently.
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Just got the hard copy of this latest book for my series. Public Diplomacy between Asia and the Middle East will be useful for a lot you you. Congrats to Francesca Frasseneti, Sook Jong Lee, & Chiara Lovotti for a great contribution.
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Book Talk: Building the Belt and Road Initiative in the Arab World: China's Middle East Math - Arab Gulf States Institute
On September 18, AGSI will host a discussion on the trajectory of China's presence in the Middle East.
Next week: AGSI will host a discussion on the trajectory of China's presence in the Middle East with @jonathanfulton.bsky.social and moderated by Robert Mogielnicki. Register today.
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Shanghai Cooperation Summit in Tianjin
So, today is Day 2 of the SCO Summit in Tianjin.
The Shanghai Cooperation Summit is in full swing in Tianjin, with Iranian and Turkish presidents and Egyptian PM in attendance. If you're looking for MENA-SCO content: chinamenanewsletter.substack.com/p/shanghai-c...
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Fun to come home to a box full of books.
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Nice to see @abuaardvark.bsky.social reviewed my book alongside the excellent recent one from @andreaghiselli.bsky.social and Mohammed Alsudairi.
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Les chercheurs du CΓPI @thomasjuneau.bsky.social et @srdj.bsky.social travaillent depuis plusieurs annΓ©es sur un projet consacrΓ© Γ la politique de dΓ©fense canadienne. Le volume 1 a Γ©tΓ© publiΓ© en 2020, le volume 2 en 2023, et le travail sur le volume 3 dΓ©butera dans les prochains mois !
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I teach and study Middle East politics, political economy, critical geography, Iranian history and politics. COYS ππSee ππΌhttps://as.nyu.edu/faculty/arang-keshavarzian.html and see latest book ππΌ https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=25573&bottom_ref=subject
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Mostly Canada in the World
Canadian foreign and public policy analyst, post-secondary educator
Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University, focusing on China's domestic and international politics.
Occasional Blue Jays contributor, Sportsnet. Not Dave Stieb, nor a parody thereof.
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China's soft-power vanguard, rectifying your thought since 2010. Claiming this handle as an inalienable part of China.
Global Affairs Correspondent for Axios. CNN analyst. Washington correspondent for Walla. Author of Trump's Peace
Assistant Prof at UChicago | Sociologist | Columnist @Inthesetimesmag.bsky.social | Co-author of revolutionary sci-fi novel: Everything for Everyone | Subject of documentary film "Coming Around"
Canada's national newspaper, but on Bluesky
"Itβs Political" podcast host/producer, National columnist for the Toronto Star,
"At Issue" panellist on CBCβs The National.
W/Henry Farrell, Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy (Holt 2023/Penguin); Georgetown; This is a private account.
Professor of Political Science at Barnard College and current Vice Provost for Research and Academic Centers. Eurasia, International Order, and Geopolitics & the Academy.
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Retired reporter. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/les-perreaux/
ECFR Asia Director. Personal views only.
Professor of International Relations at Durham University, UK.
Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong covering China and the world. On leave until January 2026
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Host of the Sinica Podcast (https://sinicapodcast.com), former guitarist of Tang Dynasty, about to re-form the band ζ₯η§ (Spring & Autumn). Currently in Chapel Hill, moving back to Beijing soonish. Chinese history, politics, culture, society.
