Rania Khalek Dispatches

The China Factor: Why Four Middle East Countries Are Joining BRICS

09.21.2023 - By Rania KhalekPlay

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Listen to the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-audio-china-89625885Four of the six new BRICS countries - Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE - are in the Middle East. What does this mean for the region, for multipolarity, for the Cold War between the US and China and for the future of the Saudi-Iran rivalry? How does a country like Saudi Arabia, which has such a long record in service of the West, fit in? How might it impact Israel? How will Washington react no...

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