Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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China and Iranian Protests.
I was on a client call yesterday with an international financial institution and the topic was the protests in Iran.
In addition to commentary, todayโs post includes a China-Iran reading list and 6 video conversations with experts on the China-Iran relationship: open.substack.com/pub/chinamen...
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Fun Christmas read
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Who Can Solve Iranโs Many Problems? Not I, Says the President.
Who Can Solve Iranโs Many Problems? Not I, Says the President. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
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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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