“China’s search for oil is making it a new competitor to the United States for influence in the Middle East. If not managed prudently, this competition will generate multiple points of bilateral friction and damage U.S. strategic interests in the region,” write Flynt Leverett and Jeffrey Bader.

The U.S.-China Race and the
Fate of Transatlantic Relations
Part II: Bridging Differing Geopolitical Views
By Andrés Ortega



Middle East caught in the crossfire of US-China tensions
By Afshin Molavi
January 08, 2020

As the US and China head towards a Cold War, what does it mean for the Middle East?
By Nasim Ahmed
April 17, 2020