Divergences
Divergences
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Divergences is a podcast that explores strategic competition among the Great Powers and its impact on the Middle East. Participants who are deeply involved with the region share their perspectives on how the world is changing. This forum gives them a chance to share their views on the United States, China and Russia, even when those opinions differ from conventional thinking in Washington, DC.
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The podcast focuses on topics like geopolitical strategy, economic interdependence, and regional security dynamics, with episodes such as the impact of US-China rivalry on the UAE's economic models and choices in the Middle East amid great power politics.
Divergences is a podcast that explores strategic competition among the Great Powers and its impact on the Middle East. Participants who are deeply involved with the region share their perspectives on how the world is changing. This forum gives them a chance to share their views on the United States, China and Russia, even when those opinions differ from conventional thinking in Washington, DC.
The Middle East is becoming an increasingly contested arena in the emerging strategic competition between the United States and China. For global hubs like Dubai, this rivalry threatens to upend long-standing economic models built on openness, interconnectivity, and neutral ground. As tensions escalate, the region faces difficult choices about how to navigate great power politics without sacrificing prosperity or autonomy. Can countries like the UAE maintain their balancing act—or will they be forced to choose sides in a new global divide?
In this episode, Joshua Yaphe speaks with Mohammed Baharoon, Director General of the Dubai Public Policy Research Center (b’huth). Baharoon previously served as a reporter for “Al Arabi” Magazine and Al Ittihad newspaper, and then as an editor for Gulf Defence Magazine before starting as director of research at b’huth.
Music by Ashot Danielyan from Pixabay.
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