Weilin Deng
PhD Candidate, Peking University and Visiting Scholar, Princeton University
Weilin Deng is a visiting scholar in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and a PhD candidate in Middle East studies at Peking University. Her research focuses on Gulf politics, the modern history of the Arabian Peninsula, and the evolving dynamics of China-Middle East relations, with particular emphasis on the Gulf Arab states, Yemen, and Iran. She brings a combination of regional depth and great-power perspective to questions of political change, statecraft, and foreign engagement in the Gulf.
Deng’s work has appeared in peer-reviewed academic journals, Foreign Policy, and leading Chinese policy and research publications. She also contributes to public discourse on Middle Eastern affairs across Chinese-, English-, and Arabic-language media. A native speaker of Chinese, she is fluent in English, Arabic, and Persian. She is the recipient of multiple awards in academic writing and Arabic translation.
Analysis
Why the Gulf Arab States Matter So Much – But Decide So Little
The Gulf Arab states have discovered that wealth without hard power, and alliance without political influence, leave them exposed to other countries' wars.
