Eva Ragozzino (ChinaMed Project, T.wai) is author of the article “The Chinese Debate on the Mecca Agreement and the Changing Security Landscape in the Middle East” for the China Global South Project.
Chinese experts broadly interpreted the Mecca Agreement as both a consequence of the collapse of the old regional order and an early attempt by Middle Eastern states to develop greater strategic autonomy.
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) is interviewed in the podcast "The Iran War Is Reshaping the Persian Gulf. What Does China Do Now?" of the China Global South Project.
Most experts in China argued that a real, effective common EU migration policy is impossible due to divisions between Southern European and Central and Eastern European states, exacerbated by the rise of far-right parties.
[FR] Le 25 juin 2026, Emmanuel Macron et Giorgia Meloni se sont retrouvés à Antibes, sur la côte méditerranéenne, à l’occasion du 36e sommet franco-italien. Un dossier manquait pourtant à l’appel: l’Indo-Pacifique.
“Iranian experts often blame their government for not doing enough to attract investors from China or not pushing Chinese companies to share more technology. However, the reality is that there is no point for Chinese companies to give up their ties with the international financial system to expand their business in Iran.”