1st Edition

Building the Belt and Road Initiative in the Arab World China's Middle East Math

By Jonathan Fulton Copyright 2026
102 Pages
by Routledge

102 Pages
by Routledge

This book analyses the expansion of Chinese power and influence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects undertaken in the “1+ 2+ 3 cooperation pattern.” Under this framework, 1 represents energy, 2 represents infrastructure and trade and investment, and 3 represents nuclear energy, space satellites, and renewable energy. Taken together these... Read more

List of Tables

1.     Introduction

2.     Energy at the Core

3.     The Two Wings

4.     The Three Breakthroughs

Conclusion

Biography

Jonathan Fulton is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and a non-resident senior fellow for Middle East programs and the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council. An expert on Chinese policy towards the Middle East, he has written widely on the topic for both academic and popular publications. His previous books include China’s Relations with the Gulf Monarchies, Routledge Handbook of China-Middle East Relations, and Regions in the Belt and Road Initiative.