Turkey’s ties with China are warming but constrained by Beijing’s investment caution and Ankara’s deep sympathies for the Uyghur diaspora.
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Saudi Arabia is investing heavily in Syria to reintegrate it into the Arab order and stabilize a strategic neighbor.
Syria’s recapture of oil fields offers a path to energy self-sufficiency, but requires massive investment and addressing local grievances.
Saudi Arabia sees a stable, prosperous Syria as central to a new Arab economic and security order, countering Iran and extremism.
Syria signed its first offshore energy deal with Chevron, signaling post-sanctions renewal and U.S.-backed efforts to unify and rebuild the economy.
Chinese firms dominate Iraq’s upstream sector by accepting low-profit terms, while state-backed financing secures critical infrastructure deals. Baghdad also seeks Western investment for technical expertise and to mitigate U.S. sanctions risk, maintaining a dual-track strategy to balance energy partners.
Al-Sudani is using major oil deals with U.S. firms as a shield against potential sanctions and a tool to lobby Washington. His administrative effectiveness has fast-tracked deals, but his political survival post-election is uncertain, risking a return to bureaucratic gridlock.
To counter perceptions of neocolonialism and project failures, Riyadh must prioritize local hiring, create joint oversight committees, and reinvest profits in community needs. This shift is essential for sustainable influence in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.
The article argues that U.S. oil firms need a stable, legitimate government in Venezuela to justify massive long-term investments. Trump’s plan to install a pliant regime ignores this, risking failure without democratic restoration and legal safeguards for investors.