Moving away from the zero-sum game of superpower competition offers the United States an opportunity to champion a more creative approach that would advance a positive international agenda and bring Asia and the Middle East closer together.

Joseph Rozen, the Managing Director of Solaris Global Partners, is a leading expert in international relations, Asian affairs, and National Security. In his prior capacity, he was the director for Asia & Euro-Asia affairs in the Israeli National Security Council. Rozen was a driving force behind the Israeli Foreign Investments screening mechanism and the development of Israel’s bilateral relations with Asian powers.

Dr. Gedaliah Afterman is Head of the Asia policy program at the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs at Reichman University (IDC Herzliya), Israel. He previously served as an Australian foreign service officer and a diplomat at the Australian Embassy in Beijing where he focused on issues related to China’s foreign policy, including the Middle East.

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