march, 2021
03mar17:0017:15Europe and Great Power Competition in the Middle East
Event Description
The Middle East has increasingly become an arena for great power competition. While Donald Trump’s foreign policy saw the United States withdraw troops from Iraq and north western Syria, Russia
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Event Description
The Middle East has increasingly become an arena for great power competition. While Donald Trump’s foreign policy saw the United States withdraw troops from Iraq and north western Syria, Russia has emerged as a key power broker in the region, while China has also expanded its regional economic and political footprint.
Meanwhile, Europe has sought to establish itself as a mediator, preserving a rules-based international order and brokering political agreements. However, it has arguably been little engaged with the diplomatic shifts in the Middle East and risks becoming marginalized in the region by other international powers.
In this discussion, the panellists explore Europe’s relationships with the United States, China and Russia in the context of the Middle East. What does Europe’s struggle for influence in the region mean for its geopolitical and geosecurity interests? What strategy will the Biden administration adopt in the region? And to what extent has China’s influence expanded throughout the region in recent years?
This event is being held in partnership with the Al Sharq Forum and is part of the Europe and its Neighbourhood conference series. It is open to all Chatham House members as well as Al Sharq Forum supporters and stakeholders. Register now to share, debate and develop ideas on this critical international issue. For guests of the Al Sharq Forum, please email Sam Martin to register.
Time
(Wednesday) 17:00 - 17:15
Location
Online - Zoom
Speakers for this event
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Joseph Bahout
Joseph Bahout
Director at Issam Fares Institute AUB, Beirut
Director at Issam Fares Institute AUB, B...
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Ranj Alaaldin
Ranj Alaaldin
Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institute, Doha
Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institute, Do...
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Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı
Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı
Director of GMF’s office in Ankara
Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı is the director of GMF’s office in Ankara, Turkey. Prior to joining GMF, he was the manager of the Resource Development Department of the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey. Previously, Ünlühisarcıklı worked as the director of the ARI Movement, a Turkish NGO promoting participatory democracy, and as a consultant at AB Consulting and Investment Services
Director of GMF’s office in Ankara
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Nikolay Kozhanov
Nikolay Kozhanov
Visiting lecturer at the European University at St. Petersburg
Nikolay Kozhanov is an academy associate at the Russia and Eurasia Program of Chatham House and a visiting lecturer at the European University at St. Petersburg. From 2006 to 2009, he served as an attaché at the political section of the Russian embassy in Tehran. He got his PhD from the St. Petersburg State University. His area of expertise involves Iran's foreign and domestic policies as well the issue of Russian presence in the Middle East.
Visiting lecturer at the European Univer...
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Nader Kabbani
Nader Kabbani
Director of Research, Brookings Doha Center; Senior Fellow, Brookings Global Economy and Development Program
Director of Research, Brookings Doha Center; Senior Fellow, Brookings Global Economy and Development Program
Director of Research, Brookings Doha Cen...
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Yu Jie
Yu Jie
Senior Research Fellow on China, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House
Senior Research Fellow on China, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House
Senior Research Fellow on China, Asia-Pa...
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Hürcan Aslı Aksoy
Hürcan Aslı Aksoy
Deputy Head of Centre for Applied Turkey Studies (CATS), German Institute of International and Security Affairs
Deputy Head of Centre for Applied Turkey...
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