Jesse Marks

Jesse Marks is the CEO of Rihla Research & Advisory LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based consultancy focused on China and the Middle East. He previously served as a Middle East policy advisor in the U.S. government and was a Schwarzman scholar at Tsinghua University.

Articles by Jesse Marks

A rocket is seen from a distance as it launches against a blue sky from the rocky surface of an island, a plume of white smoke billowing from beneath it. Other white plumes are visible to the side.

Trump’s Venezuela Attack May Give China Cover on Taiwan

Analysis

January 6, 2026, 11:34 AM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif answers questions during a press conference in Beijing.

Don’t Count on China Bailing Out Iran

Analysis

June 23, 2025, 3:47 PM

Demonstrators gather near the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to protest against a plan floated by U.S. President Donald Trump to move Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan.

Trump’s Plan to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza Could Upend Jordan

Argument

February 4, 2025, 1:27 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) accompanies Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud (R) during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China.

China’s Iran-Saudi Deal May Not Stick

Argument

March 15, 2023, 4:24 PM

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