Jonathan Fulton

Jonathan Fulton is an Associate Professor of Political Science in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow with Middle East Programs and the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council. An expert on Chinese policy toward the Middle East, he has written widely on the topic for both academic and popular publications. His books include China’s Relations with the Gulf Monarchies (Routledge, 2019), External Powers and the Gulf Monarchies (co-edited with Li-Chen Sim, Routledge, 2019), Regions in the Belt and Road Initiative (Routledge, 2022), Routledge Handbook on China-Middle East Relations (Routledge, 2022), and Asian Perceptions of Gulf Security (co-edited with Li-Chen Sim, Routledge, 2023). Fulton has published over 30 journal articles, book chapters, and reports, and dozens of op-eds and analytical pieces. His analysis has been featured in global media outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and the BBC. He is also the host of the Atlantic Council’s popular China-MENA Podcast, and publishes The China-MENA Newsletter.