https://www.scmp.com/rss/519957/feed Mohamad Zreik is a postdoctoral fellow at the School of International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, China. He specialises in international relations, with a focus on China-Arab relations, the Belt and Road Initiative, and Middle Eastern studies. Dr Zreik holds a PhD from Central China Normal University, Wuhan, and has published extensively in top-tier journals on geopolitics, political economy, and cultural diplomacy. He also serves as a consultant for the Centre for Lebanese Studies at the... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mohamad Zreik Mohamad Zreik For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has been a narrow passage with a big footprint. Whenever it comes under tension, the world is reminded that energy security is less a policy construct than an everyday reality for Asia’s economies, factories and prices. For China, Japan, South Korea, India and Southeast Asia, it has always been more than just a Middle Eastern problem. It is an Asian economic issue. This is why we should not interpret the latest Gulf tensions solely in terms of naval forces,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3352077/how-china-gulf-ties-can-turn-energy-vulnerability-sustainability?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3352077/how-china-gulf-ties-can-turn-energy-vulnerability-sustainability?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 May 2026 21:30:05 +0000 As the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, having spilled over from the fighting between Israel and Hamas since October last year, the stakes have never been higher. The escalating trajectory of the conflict, especially Israel’s recent invasion of southern Lebanon, poses profound risks – not only to the two primary adversaries but also to regional and global stability. Both sides, locked in a cycle of retaliation, face diminishing returns from protracted war. The Israel-Hezbollah... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3283168/3-ways-de-escalate-israel-hezbollah-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3283168/3-ways-de-escalate-israel-hezbollah-conflict?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:30:07 +0000