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As the Biden administration contemplates a return to Obama-era policies in the Middle East – from the Iran nuclear deal to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations it is finding those policies complicated by China’s rising role as an influential political player throughout the region.
China became the largest trading partner of Arab countries in the first half of 2020 with two-way trade of more than $115 billion. It has established strategic partnerships or a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with 12 Arab nations.
A recent survey conducted in the region found China is viewed more favorably than the United States. Arab Barometer, a research network based at Princeton University, polled citizens in six countries in the Middle East Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to gauge their attitudes toward China and the U.S. The survey results make clear that Ar
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THE GOOD AMERICAN: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government’s Greatest Humanitarian, by Robert D. Kaplan. (Random House, $30.) Kaplan’s homage to a longtime aid worker highlights the potent good that functionaries can effect behind the scenes.
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