Andrew S. Erickson

Andrew S. Erickson, “Beyond Energy Focus? China’s Middle Eastern Interests, Activities & Outlook,” presented via Zoom at “The Gulf States: From Periphery to Center,” International Symposium sponsored by the Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf States Research and Haifa Maritime Center, University of Haifa, Israel, 3 December 2020. 

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17:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks

Rear Adm. (ret.) Prof. Shaul Chorev, Director of the HMS Center and The Ezri Center for Iran and Gulf States Research, University of Haifa

Chair: Dr. Efrat Sopher, Member of the Executive Committee of HMS and the Ezri Center

17:10 FIRST SESSION – THE GULF STATES: FROM PERIPHERY TO CENTER, NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Prof. Ron Robin, President, University of Haifa

• “Opportunities and challenges following recent developments between Israel and two Arab Gulf States”

Mr. Doug Feith, Hudson Institute, Washington

• “U.S. interests”

Dr. Alexander Tabachnik, Chaikin Chair for Geostrategy, University of Haifa

• “Russian interests”

Prof. Andrew Erickson, Naval War College and Mr. Gabriel Collins, Baker Institute, Rice

University

• “Chinese interests”

Vice Adm. (ret.) Pradeep Chauhan, Director General, National Maritime Foundation,

New Delhi

• “Indian interests”

Dr. Soli Shahvar, Ezri Center, University of Haifa

• “Iranian perspective”

Dr. Victor Gervais, TRENDS Research & Advisory, Abu Dhabi

• “UAE perspective”

18:20 SECOND SESSION – ENERGY AND IN THE GULF STATES

Mr. Mahmood Mohammed Sharif, TRENDS Research & Advisory, Abu Dhabi

• “The economic aspects”

Dr. Elai Rettig, HMS Center, University of Haifa

• “The future of Gulf hydrocarbon resources and its contribution to the global economy”

Adm. (ret.) Gary Roughead

• “Securing international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman”

Prof. Bella Galil, University of Tel Aviv

• “The Gulf marine ecosystem: stressors, management, conservation”

19:00 Discussion19:20 Summary – Rear Adm. (ret.) Prof. Shaul Chorev