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Sophie Zinser
Sophie Zinser is an Academy Fellow at Chatham House.
Sophie Zinser is currently an Academy Fellow at Chatham House and provides analysis on China’s role in the Middle East and South and Central Asia, with a particular focus on the United States’ role in the burgeoning China-Middle East relationship. She also works on forced labor and migration issues in the Middle East and Asia.
A former Fulbright Scholar in Amman, Jordan and Schwarzman Scholar with a Masters in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University, Sophie has worked for five years on policy across the Middle East and Asia with both United Nations and grassroots organizations.
A proud Connecticut native, Sophie has working proficiency in French, Arabic, and Chinese.
January 21, 2021
The Global Reach of China’s Venture Capital
By Sophie Zinser
Chinese VC investment has been excluded from India but is growing in South and Southeast Asia. How is that remaking foreign startup ecosystems?
December 23, 2020
A Quantum Leap Forward: Chinese Influence Grows in Iraq’s Oil Market
By Sophie Zinser
A Chinese company is nearing a multibillion-dollar deal with Iraq's state-run oil marketing company.
December 16, 2020
China’s Digital Silk Road Grows With 5G in the Middle East
By Sophie Zinser
Huawei and other Chinese firms continue to make rapid inroads among Gulf countries – despite the United States’ efforts.
October 05, 2020
A New Phase for China’s Ping-Pong Diplomacy in Syria
By Sophie Zinser
Young Syrian table tennis star Hend Zaza is China-bound, just as China’s ambitions in the Levant intensify.
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