This lecture will cover the latest developments in the great power competition – namely between

the US, Russia, and China – and its effects on the Middle East. It will study the current foreign
policy agenda of Washington, Beijing, and Moscow towards the Middle East and assess how this
rivalry takes different forms, be it military, diplomatic, economic, or informational. Meanwhile, it
will discuss how regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, Israel, or the UAE, have been revising their
own strategies in light of this new “cold war” environment.