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China Abandons Sudan’s Oil Fields
Sudan is no longer a destination for oil companies, nor do its oil fields attract many of them the way they did for decades. In fact, the dire security conditions the country has endured since fighting erupted between the army and the Rapid Support Forces have driven these companies away and have been the principal…
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China’s Patient with its Mideast Push
China is upping its security game in the Middle East– and Washington is taking notice. While the U.S. remains far and away the biggest supplier of weapons and the preeminent outside military player in the region, China’s share of the Middle East and North African arms market tripled in the first four years of this…
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China Tracker-Special Edition
{{D3CODEcssstyle}} Hello! There’s something different that I want to share with you from MBN today. China is America’s leading geopolitical and economic competitor across the world. This competition is playing out as well in the region we cover closely. So we’ve created The China Tracker, a new data-driven information service on how and where Beijing is…
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The “Blue Gold” Rush
The U.S.–China rivalry has plunged into the depths of the Pacific Ocean, in a high-stakes race for the metals that will fuel the 21st century. In the Clarion–Clipperton Zone, between Hawaii and Mexico, massive machines crawl 3,000 meters below the surface, scooping up shiny, golf ball–sized nodules rich in cobalt, nickel, and manganese. Once untouched…
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The Gulf’s Grand Bargain: US Arms, China’s Markets?
Not long ago, the Gulf was neatly divided. Washington handled security; Beijing built trade bridges. That arrangement no longer holds. Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha are no longer balancing between two poles. They are choosing what serves their interests, unapologetically, as the region’s energy map and alliances are quietly redrawn. Anyone following recent headlines about…