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Patrick Jenevein

CEO, Pointe Bello LLC

Patrick Jenevein is author of Dancing with the Dragon and CEO of Pointe Bello LLC.

Guanxi-Warfare: How the U.S. Can Exploit China’s Disposable Alliances

OPINION — China’s reaction to the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear capabilities confirms Beijing’s view of Iran as an expendable appendage of its common interest network. This can best be understood [...] More

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