Kamal Alam is a Visiting Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). He specializes in contemporary military history of the Arab world and Pakistan, he is a Fellow for Syrian Affairs at The Institute for Statecraft, and is a visiting lecturer at several military staff colleges across the Middle East, Pakistan and the UK. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/kamal-alam/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Government & Pro-Government Forces War Economy Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:18:23 +0000 Kamal Alam https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/08/04/how-china-is-developing-links-with-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/08/04/how-china-is-developing-links-with-syria Over the past two years, China’s approach to Syria has transformed from being motivated by security concerns to pursuing economic interests, writes Royal United Services Institute fellow Kamal Alam.