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Alejandro Martin Rodriguez, Joy Arkeh, Sarah Yerkes
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In The Media
The Burgeoning China-Tunisia Relationship: Short Term Reward, Long Term Risk
As the United States slowly disengages from the Middle East and Europe faces internal challenges, a new actor is quietly exerting greater influence across North Africa: China.
By Sarah Yerkes
Published on Mar 23, 2023
About the Author
Sarah Yerkes
Acting Co-Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Sarah Yerkes is acting co-director and a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on Tunisia’s political, economic, and security developments as well as state-society relations in the Middle East and North Africa.
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