China

The MENA region looks increasingly appealing to China as a tariff-free trade route into the European Union

He balances that with being unshakeably committed to state-owned enterprises, too

Wider geopolitical shifts are behind a decline in trade and investment, and Tel Aviv's ties with Beijing will always come second to Washington

Biden's unequivocal support for Israel's war on Gaza has seen US popularity in the region plummet. China is capitalising on this regional disgust by positioning itself as the better ally.

The continent's human capital is its greatest resource

Explanations from insiders range from ignorance to ideology

Beijing reacted with war exercises to Taiwan's new pro-independence president. China is adamant that Taiwan must be reunified, Washington is adamant that it is independent. Is this the next war?

Serenaded in Beijing, whose yuan he wants, the Tunisian president has upended half a century of foreign policy to boost a flagging economy and avert unrest ahead of his re-election… But at what price?

The canny marketing of imports from vodka to basketballs transformed the US-China trade relationship

The industry for electric vehicles and their related infrastructure counts the North African country as a crucial hub, but legislative, social, and political changes may shake things up.