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The China in the Mid-Med: Connectivity and Security

In recent years China has become a more central and dominant actor in the international arena at large and in the Middle East and Mediterranean region (“Mid-Med”) in particular. China’s current flagship project, the Belt and Road Initiative (“BRI”), in many ways, posits the Mid-Med as a focal area and hub.

Beirut blast disaster response: international aid and grassroots mobilization

Despite rapid intervention and a high level of community engagement, the scale of the damage suffered by the city of Beirut goes beyond the scope of the humanitarian response.

The COVID-19 crucible: health and national security in failed states

The dysfunction of the US health care system, dramatized during the current COVID-19 pandemic, is a strong indicator of a failed state.

Protecting China’s Interests Overseas

Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & Fudan University) is the author of the book “Protecting China’s Interests Overseas”, the first scholarly book-sized study that explores and pinpoints in a systematic way the origin and evolution of China’s approach to defending its interests overseas, and the use of its military to do so.

Armed non-state actors: a brief attempt at a portrayal

Armed non-state actors (ANSAs) are today’s new front lines of global peace and security. To deal with this, we will need political rather than military solutions. And we will need greater international cooperation – not another Cold War.

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