In this installment of “Countering Chinese Communist Party Influence Around the World,” leading experts discuss China’s growing influence in the Middle East. Executive Director of The Vandenberg Coalition Carrie Filipetti speaks with Associate Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College Dr. Dawn Murphy, Managing Director and Lane-Swing Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Michael Singh, and China Program Deputy Director and Senior Fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies Craig Singleton, to discuss China’s growing influence in the Middle East. 

In this series, the Vandenberg Coalition shifts the focus beyond the Indo-Pacific and into various regions around the world where the Chinese Communist Party continues to threaten American interests. Each episode in the series discusses China’s growing influence in a given region, how it measures against American influence, how to define our relationship with the region in light of competing priorities, and what America can and should be doing to better protect and advance our national interests.