Coffee in the Desert
Jesse MarksDispatches from the intersection of the Middle East, China, and international order
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My Summer 2026 AI Reading List
Over the past year, I have been diving deep into the academic and technical undercurrents in AI research and discourse. AI now generates more commentary than almost any one person could reasonably follow on a day to day basis. But much of w...
What Iran Learned from the War
After traveling the past month and meeting with a number of sides of the Iran conflict since the MoU signing, I wanted to lay out some thoughts for consideration.
The recent conflict appears to have fundamentally reshaped how many Iranian...
China’s New Investment Rules Mark Its Turn Toward Washington’s Playbook
China’s State Council regulation on outbound investment took effect on July 1, 2026, giving Beijing its first comprehensive, cabinet-level legal framework governing how Chinese capital moves abroad. Premier Li Qiang signed the 34-article re...
AI Overconcentration and the End of the Balance of Power?
A few weeks ago, I asked 9 AI models whether they believed their creators would act on behalf of humanity or in their own interests in the long-term development and deployment of AI. All of them said, to varying degrees, “there needs to be...
Losing Better in the Gulf
I have been involved in a number of face-to-face dialogues with a range of actors currently involved in the conflict, including Iranians. Many people on different sides have been working toward a de-escalation. We finally arrived at that ou...
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CEO of Rihla Research & Advisory LLC & PhD Student at Australia National University studying US-China AI competition in GCC. Writing on China-Middle East geopolitics, geoeconomic, conflict, and technology.
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