Ben Simpfendorfer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1353304 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ben Simpfendorfer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ben |
| FAMILY NAME | Simpfendorfer |
| SIGNATURE | BEN SIMPFENDORFER |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
La nouvelle Route de la soie
Chinese Petrodollars and the Competition for Oil
In March 1937, an American geologist, Max Steinke, made a fateful trip across Saudi Arabia. He was part of an exploratory team working for the Standard Oil Company of California. Steinke and his colleagues had established a base camp in the eastern coastal city of Dhahran. Their American wives later arrived on the boat from Bombay. It was a harsh assignment. The team lived in two-bedroom portables. There wasn’t a tree in sight. Summer temperature…
The Arab Wealth Funds and the Rise of an “Islamic Corridor”
In July 2005, the currency trading desks burst into action across the world. The euro had suddenly strengthened against the dollar. It wasn’t clear why. But the traders scrambled to dump their long dollar positions regardless. This wasn’t the time to stand in the way of the market. The traders had to pay widening spreads as the market gapped higher. The foreign currency market is the largest of the world’s financial markets, trading over $3 trill…
The New Public Relations War
Al Jazeera ’s Beijing office occupies the upper floor of an apartment block near Tiananmen Square. I arranged to meet the bureau chief, Ezzat Shahrour, one winter and had rashly decided to walk from my hotel, along Jianguomenwai Dajie. The morning traffic had already turned the overnight snowfall into a dark slush and my face was bitterly cold by the time I arrived at the apartment block. Shahrour was from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, whic…
Young Women and the Future of the Arab World
When former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, traveling to China in 2001, stopped in the southern city of Shenzhen, what he saw amazed him. The city is a pinup for China’s remarkable economic success. The Chinese government granted Shenzhen special economic privileges in the early 1980s, permitting it to trade freely with the rest of the world. The results were explosive. Hong Kong investors poured billions of dollars into the city, relo…
Syria Learns from China while the Chinese “Go Global”
The Silk Road was once the heart of global commerce, a land bridge stretching thousands of miles, connecting China with the Middle East. A caravan might begin in Changan, the Chinese imperial city better known today as Xian, famous for its collection of terracotta warriors. It was here that jade, silk, and musk were collected from around the country before they started their journey west. The caravans traveled to the last fortified Chinese barrie…
Arabic and the Language of Globalization
My hotel concierge put me in touch with Ma Guoming. I had earlier tried contacting a number of translation companies, but it was peak season in Yiwu city. Their Arabic translators were busy. I thought the hotel concierge might be able to help, as the hotel was full of foreign traders. He could, but said to expect a fee of 500 yuan for the day. I agreed. So he made a few calls and finally found a translator for me. Together we caught a taxi to mee…
Implications for the West
The events related in this book are the early tremors of a historic global rebalancing. However, it is not governments and multinational corporations but rather thousands of individual Arab and Chinese traders that represent the first tremors of change. It is a change occurring at the grassroots level. The distinction is important. Who notices the activities of an Arab trader in Yiwu or a Chinese trader in Damascus? It isn’t obvious how their act…
The New Silk Road
Yiwu is a small city by Chinese standards. It has fewer than a million people and lies in the shadow of its wealthy neighbors, Shanghai and Wenzhou. But Yiwu is special. It claims the world’s largest wholesale market for consumer goods and is a Mecca for foreign traders. I had heard about the market from a Syrian trader, having asked him if there were many Arab traders in the city. He laughed and replied, “Not many Arab traders. All Arab traders …
The New Silk Road
The rise of the Arab world and China are part of the same story, once trading partners via the Silk Road. It isn't a coincidence that Arab traders have returned to China at the same time that China is
Young Women and the Future of the Arab World
When former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, traveling to China in 2001, stopped in the southern city of Shenzhen, what he saw amazed him. The city is a pinup for China’s remarkable economic success. The Chinese government granted Shenzhen special economic privileges in the early 1980s, permitting it to trade freely with the rest of the world. The results were explosive. Hong Kong investors poured billions of dollars into the city, relo…
Arabic and the Language of Globalization
My hotel concierge put me in touch with Ma Guoming. I had earlier tried contacting a number of translation companies, but it was peak season in Yiwu city. Their Arabic translators were busy. I thought the hotel concierge might be able to help, as the hotel was full of foreign traders. He could, but said to expect a fee of five hundred yuan for the day. I agreed. So he made a few calls and finally found a translator for me. Together we caught a ta…
Implications for the West
The events related in this book are the early tremors of a historic global rebalancing. However, it is not governments and multinational corporations but rather thousands of individual Arab and Chinese traders that represent the first tremors of change. It is a change occurring at the grassroots level. The distinction is important. Who notices the activities of an Arab trader in Yiwu or a Chinese trader in Damascus? It isn’t obvious how their act…
Syria Learns from China while the Chinese “Go Global”
The Silk Road was once the heart of global commerce, a land bridge stretching thousands of miles, connecting China with the Middle East. A caravan might begin in Changan, the Chinese imperial city better known today as Xian, famous for its collection of terracotta warriors. It was here that jade, silk, and musk were collected from around the country before they started their journey west. The caravans traveled to the last fortified Chinese barrie…
The New Public Relations War
Al Jazeera’s Beijing office occupies the upper floor of an apartment block near Tiananmen Square. I arranged to meet the bureau chief, Ezzat Shahrour, one winter and had rashly decided to walk from my hotel, along Jianguomenwai Dajie. The morning traffic had already turned the overnight snowfall into a dark slush and my face was bitterly cold by the time I arrived at the apartment block. Shahrour was from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, which…
The Arab Wealth Funds and the Rise of an “Islamic Corridor”
In July 2005, the currency trading desks burst into action across the world. The euro had suddenly strengthened against the dollar. It wasn’t clear why. But the traders scrambled to dump their long dollar positions regardless. This wasn’t the time to stand in the way of the market. The traders had to pay widening spreads as the market gapped higher. The foreign currency market is the largest of the world’s financial markets, trading over three tr…
Chinese Petrodollars and the Competition for Oil
In March 1937, an American geologist, Max Steinke, made a fateful trip across Saudi Arabia. He was part of an exploratory team working for the Standard Oil Company of California. Steinke and his colleagues had established a base camp in the eastern coastal city of Dhahran. Their American wives later arrived on the boat from Bombay. It was a harsh assignment. The team lived in two-bedroom portables. There wasn’t a tree in sight. Summer temperature…
The New Silk Road
Yiwu is a small city by Chinese standards. It has fewer than a million people and lies in the shadow of its wealthy neighbors, Shanghai and Wenzhou, to its north. But Yiwu is special. It claims the world's largest wholesale market for consumer goods and is a Mecca for foreign traders. I had heard about the market from a Syrian trader, having asked him if there were many Arab traders in the city. He laughed and replied, "Not many Arab traders. All…
The New Silk Road
The rise of the Arab world and China are part of the same story, once trading partners via the Silk Road. It isn't a coincidence that Arab traders have returned to China at the same time that China is
Young Women and the Future of the Arab World
When former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, traveling to China in 2001, stopped in the southern city of Shenzhen, what he saw amazed him. The city is a pinup for China’s remarkable economic success. The Chinese government granted Shenzhen special economic privileges in the early 1980s, permitting it to trade freely with the rest of the world. The results were explosive. Hong Kong investors poured billions of dollars into the city, relo…
Arabic and the Language of Globalization
My hotel concierge put me in touch with Ma Guoming. I had earlier tried contacting a number of translation companies, but it was peak season in Yiwu city. Their Arabic translators were busy. I thought the hotel concierge might be able to help, as the hotel was full of foreign traders. He could, but said to expect a fee of five hundred yuan for the day. I agreed. So he made a few calls and finally found a translator for me. Together we caught a ta…
Implications for the West
The events related in this book are the early tremors of a historic global rebalancing. However, it is not governments and multinational corporations but rather thousands of individual Arab and Chinese traders that represent the first tremors of change. It is a change occurring at the grassroots level. The distinction is important. Who notices the activities of an Arab trader in Yiwu or a Chinese trader in Damascus? It isn’t obvious how their act…
Syria Learns from China while the Chinese “Go Global”
The Silk Road was once the heart of global commerce, a land bridge stretching thousands of miles, connecting China with the Middle East. A caravan might begin in Changan, the Chinese imperial city better known today as Xian, famous for its collection of terracotta warriors. It was here that jade, silk, and musk were collected from around the country before they started their journey west. The caravans traveled to the last fortified Chinese barrie…
The New Public Relations War
Al Jazeera’s Beijing office occupies the upper floor of an apartment block near Tiananmen Square. I arranged to meet the bureau chief, Ezzat Shahrour, one winter and had rashly decided to walk from my hotel, along Jianguomenwai Dajie. The morning traffic had already turned the overnight snowfall into a dark slush and my face was bitterly cold by the time I arrived at the apartment block. Shahrour was from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, which…
The Arab Wealth Funds and the Rise of an “Islamic Corridor”
In July 2005, the currency trading desks burst into action across the world. The euro had suddenly strengthened against the dollar. It wasn’t clear why. But the traders scrambled to dump their long dollar positions regardless. This wasn’t the time to stand in the way of the market. The traders had to pay widening spreads as the market gapped higher. The foreign currency market is the largest of the world’s financial markets, trading over three tr…
Chinese Petrodollars and the Competition for Oil
In March 1937, an American geologist, Max Steinke, made a fateful trip across Saudi Arabia. He was part of an exploratory team working for the Standard Oil Company of California. Steinke and his colleagues had established a base camp in the eastern coastal city of Dhahran. Their American wives later arrived on the boat from Bombay. It was a harsh assignment. The team lived in two-bedroom portables. There wasn’t a tree in sight. Summer temperature…
The New Silk Road
Yiwu is a small city by Chinese standards. It has fewer than a million people and lies in the shadow of its wealthy neighbors, Shanghai and Wenzhou, to its north. But Yiwu is special. It claims the world's largest wholesale market for consumer goods and is a Mecca for foreign traders. I had heard about the market from a Syrian trader, having asked him if there were many Arab traders in the city. He laughed and replied, "Not many Arab traders. All…
Chinese Petrodollars and the Competition for Oil
In March 1937, an American geologist, Max Steinke, made a fateful trip across Saudi Arabia. He was part of an exploratory team working for the Standard Oil Company of California. Steinke and his colleagues had established a base camp in the eastern coastal city of Dhahran. Their American wives later arrived on the boat from Bombay. It was a harsh assignment. The team lived in two-bedroom portables. There wasn’t a tree in sight. Summer temperature…
The Arab Wealth Funds and the Rise of an “Islamic Corridor”
In July 2005, the currency trading desks burst into action across the world. The euro had suddenly strengthened against the dollar. It wasn’t clear why. But the traders scrambled to dump their long dollar positions regardless. This wasn’t the time to stand in the way of the market. The traders had to pay widening spreads as the market gapped higher. The foreign currency market is the largest of the world’s financial markets, trading over $3 trill…
The New Public Relations War
Al Jazeera ’s Beijing office occupies the upper floor of an apartment block near Tiananmen Square. I arranged to meet the bureau chief, Ezzat Shahrour, one winter and had rashly decided to walk from my hotel, along Jianguomenwai Dajie. The morning traffic had already turned the overnight snowfall into a dark slush and my face was bitterly cold by the time I arrived at the apartment block. Shahrour was from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, whic…
Young Women and the Future of the Arab World
When former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, traveling to China in 2001, stopped in the southern city of Shenzhen, what he saw amazed him. The city is a pinup for China’s remarkable economic success. The Chinese government granted Shenzhen special economic privileges in the early 1980s, permitting it to trade freely with the rest of the world. The results were explosive. Hong Kong investors poured billions of dollars into the city, relo…
Syria Learns from China while the Chinese “Go Global”
The Silk Road was once the heart of global commerce, a land bridge stretching thousands of miles, connecting China with the Middle East. A caravan might begin in Changan, the Chinese imperial city better known today as Xian, famous for its collection of terracotta warriors. It was here that jade, silk, and musk were collected from around the country before they started their journey west. The caravans traveled to the last fortified Chinese barrie…
Arabic and the Language of Globalization
My hotel concierge put me in touch with Ma Guoming. I had earlier tried contacting a number of translation companies, but it was peak season in Yiwu city. Their Arabic translators were busy. I thought the hotel concierge might be able to help, as the hotel was full of foreign traders. He could, but said to expect a fee of 500 yuan for the day. I agreed. So he made a few calls and finally found a translator for me. Together we caught a taxi to mee…
Implications for the West
The events related in this book are the early tremors of a historic global rebalancing. However, it is not governments and multinational corporations but rather thousands of individual Arab and Chinese traders that represent the first tremors of change. It is a change occurring at the grassroots level. The distinction is important. Who notices the activities of an Arab trader in Yiwu or a Chinese trader in Damascus? It isn’t obvious how their act…
The New Silk Road
Yiwu is a small city by Chinese standards. It has fewer than a million people and lies in the shadow of its wealthy neighbors, Shanghai and Wenzhou. But Yiwu is special. It claims the world’s largest wholesale market for consumer goods and is a Mecca for foreign traders. I had heard about the market from a Syrian trader, having asked him if there were many Arab traders in the city. He laughed and replied, “Not many Arab traders. All Arab traders …
The New Silk Road
The rise of the Arab world and China are part of the same story, once trading partners via the Silk Road. It isn't a coincidence that Arab traders have returned to China at the same time that China is
La nouvelle Route de la soie
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