In this new report DIIS researchers Yang Jiang and Lars Erslev Andersen explore the changing strategic roles of the USA and China in the Persian Gulf region, in particular in view of US (mis)handling of local conflicts and China's expanding economic interest there, in order to identify the...

Building on the tradition, promises and advances brought by the historical Silk Road, the Belt and Road Initiative launched by Chinese authorities in 2013 has the potential to re-draw the map of checks and balances in the global economy. The New Silk Road leads through the Arab Peninsula:...

This book is an incisive query into the origins, implications and opportunities that China's Belt and Road Initiative creates for stakeholders in Asia and the Arab World. It emphasises the role of cutting-edge technology in boosting collaboration in the fields of politics, economics, business,...

This Article argues that, in the realm of capital markets, there doesn’t seem to be a unique Chinese approach for accessing global capital. Chinese firms have followed a conventional approach used by international firms to tap into global capital from advanced markets, thereby increasing...