China-Middle East Connectivity: Can Chinese Projects Close Economic Gaps?
Nicholas Lyall is a senior researcher and policy analyst at TRENDS Research and Advisory in Abu Dhabi, where, aside from
Nicholas Lyall is a senior researcher and policy analyst at TRENDS Research and Advisory in Abu Dhabi, where, aside from general Middle Eastern-North African affairs, he has a particular focus on Syria and China in the Middle East. Before moving to the United Arab Emirates, Lyall spent six years in Amman, Jordan, where his work examined Middle Eastern politics and conflict systems as well as China in the Middle East for a variety of Middle Eastern, British, and Chinese organizations. Lyall completed his master’s degree as a Yenching Scholar at the Yenching Academy at Peking University, where he looked at China’s role in international politics and development as well as Chinese domestic politics and political economy.