Safa Joudeh is a postdoctoral scholar at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. Her research explores the political economy of China’s port and maritime infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). She focuses on the implications of Chinese infrastructure deployment and industrial capacity cooperation programs for host countries in the Middle East. Safa earned her PhD in Development Studies from SOAS University of London, where she currently serves as a teaching fellow.
A peace agreement between Gaza and Israel would widen the rift between the Palestinian factions and consolidate the fragmentation of the Palestinian territories
