“The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another.”
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![[Media Comments] Can China fill the gap as next US president tackles loss of influence in Middle East?](https://clemenschay.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-7.png?w=1024)
[Media Comments] Can China fill the gap as next US president tackles loss of influence in Middle East?
As the US presidential race heats up, I spoke to Zhao Ziwen at SCMP on whether China has the desire and/or the capacity to plug the gaps left by Washington. I remarked that the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, has largely stuck to the administration line, which has demonstrated a current lack of political
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![[Media Comments] The Gulf Briefing: Social Spending Sprees](https://clemenschay.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-6.png?w=1024)
[Media Comments] The Gulf Briefing: Social Spending Sprees
I spoke to Sébastien Castelier at Al Monitor on the need to invest in human capital of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, particularly when their governments are interested in propping up their knowledge-based economic sectors. Read the full briefing here.
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![[Media Appearance] A timeline of Israel & Hamas ceasefire talks since Oct. 7, 2023](https://clemenschay.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-10.png?w=1024)
[Media Appearance] A timeline of Israel & Hamas ceasefire talks since Oct. 7, 2023
I was featured in Mothership‘s short documentary covering the painstaking process needed to reach a ceasefire agreement on Gaza. Besides the bleak realities, I provided some contextual background of the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict. See the clips below. Summary: Today marks exactly one year since the Israel-Hamas War started on Oct. 7, 2023. Over the past
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