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Vaccine Diplomacy in the Middle East

The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy (IPD) organized a panel discussion titled ‘Vaccine Diplomacy in the Middle East’ on March 24, 2021 with the following distinguished experts: Dr. Jonathan Fulton, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Zayed University and Nonresident Senior Fellow for Middle East Programs at the Atlantic Council Dr. Alan Whiteside, Advisor at the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy, and Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University’s School of International Policy and Governance and at the Balsillie School of International Affairs Dr. Yahia Zoubir, Professor and Director of Research in Geopolitics at KEDGE Business School Dr. Judy Twigg, Professor of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Middle Eastern countries have rushed to gain access to foreign vaccines. In this competitive environment, China, Russia, and the United States have all offered to export their vaccines to regional stakeholders in the hope of outmaneuvering the other in winning hearts and minds in the region. With US regional allies including some Persian Gulf states, Turkey and Egypt importing vaccines from Beijing and Moscow, American vaccine diplomacy and soft power appear to be overshadowed in the region. The strong emphasis on vaccine diplomacy very much reflects the ongoing great power competition where world powers make their best effort to use vaccines to deepen trust and their influence in the post-COVID-19 regional order. Moderator: Jacopo Scita, Doctoral Research Student in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University Opening intro by Younes Zangiabadi, IPD Executive VP.