Coffee in the Desert
Jesse MarksDispatches from the intersection of the Middle East, China, and international order
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China–Gulf ties expand through Hormuz diplomacy, robotics partnerships and UAE engagement
Much of the news and updates I am seeing the past few days have been pretty heavily focused on 1) Hormuz and China’s attempts to find workarounds and 2) a sea of engagements between the GCC countries and China that look at payments, expandi...
UAE delegation pursues investment and technology transfer with China
On 12 October, Mubadala CEO Khaldoon Al Mubarak met China’s securities regulator. The regulator’s statement noted that discussions covered “strengthening China–UAE capital-market cooperation and expanding investment in China” (translated f...
Nvidia Is Building an Open-Weight AI Empire
I am writing this on my phone on a bus from Canberra to Sydney, so I apologize for any typos. I have found the news around Nvidia quite exciting, especially after the Middle Power AI Sovereignty discourse has picked up traction.
Nvidia’s...
Fresh attacks hit Riyadh Airport as Chinese Oil Execs Set to Arrive
A strike targeted the Riyadh airport, killing at least 12 people and grounding air traffic in a recent escalation. The Houthis claimed responsibility for two earlier attacks on Riyadh’s airport earlier this week, but had not yet claimed the...
Chinese banks lend $3 billion to QatarEnergy
This week, four Chinese banks gave QatarEnergy a five-year, $3 billion loan for general working-capital needs, according to Bloomberg. The financing is timely for Qatar because the war has severely constrained its ability to turn production...
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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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