
Sercan Çalışkan
Sercan Caliskan graduated from Istanbul University and completed his master’s degree at Alparslan Security Sciences Institute at the Turkish National Defence University. He is preparing his PhD thesis in the International Security Programme at the Turkish Police Academy. He is currently the Iraq Studies Researcher at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (ORSAM) in Ankara. His commentaries and opinion pieces have been published in international media outlets including The Diplomat and Geopolitical Monitor. He carried out field studies in six of Iraq’s governorates and followed the 2021 Iraq election as an international observer. His X account is @SrcnClskan
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- October 10, 2023 Sercan Çalışkan
China is engaging with local actors to secure its trade and investments in the Middle East
Over the past decade, China has been developing its diplomatic relations in the Middle East backed by investment deals worth billions of dollars. The relations between the Gulf States and China are gaining strength, especially investments in the oil industry. As of 2021, the trade volume between China and...