Max Meizlish
@maxmeizlish
Senior Research Analyst @FDD @FDD_CEFP | foreign policy + economic statecraft @UofMaryland + @JohnsHopkins
Thanks to @channelafrica1 for having me on to discuss my latest in the @WSJopinion regarding South Africa's growing sanctions and compliance risks.
Max Meizlish (@maxmeizlish), a senior analyst at the Centre on Economic and Financial Power (@FDD_CEFP) has warned that global markets are dangerously underestimating South Africa's growing sanctions and compliance risks, especially as Pretoria's foreign policy drifts further…
Mandela’s legacy no longer guides South Africa. It blinds the world to the menace the ANC has become. And it’s in that blind spot that all the risk lies, writes @maxmeizlish on.wsj.com/4nYPxUN
Wall Street Misprices South Africa’s Collapse @maxmeizlish in @WSJ: wsj.com/opinion/wall-s…
Mandela’s legacy no longer guides South Africa. It blinds the world to the menace the ANC has become. And it’s in that blind spot that all the risk lies, writes @maxmeizlish on.wsj.com/4m8TaG5
New @WSJopinion by @FDD @maxmeizlish who worked at @USTreasury Most investors still see South Africa as the country of Nelson Mandela—the “rainbow nation” of democratic reform, racial reconciliation and rule of law. But that legacy has long given way to a pernicious reality: a…
Chinese firms, especially Wanda Holdings, are helping Iran bypass sanctions. ow.ly/XtLH30sNZVp
“In a world where Russia has raw materials, and China dominates manufacturing, an economy centered around McKinsey and DoorDash will not cut it,” Mike Needham, counselor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, told the crowd from the main stage. nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/…
Ever wonder how Chinese "teapot" refineries actually work? Curious who stands to benefit from them? In this piece, we tackle those questions and more. What we uncover may shock you: a vertically integrated Chinese supply chain that stands to benefit from historic volumes of…
How China Is Quietly Funding Iran’s War Machine @ElaineDezenski & @maxmeizlish in @TheNatlInterest: nationalinterest.org/feature/how-ch…
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“Mainstream outlets seem to be ignoring the fact that the sanctions rollback also includes new authorities to address ongoing U.S. foreign policy and national security concerns in Syria. The administration deserves credit for including these measures, particularly those targeting…
‘Path to Stability and Peace’: White House Terminates Most Sanctions on Syria New analysis from @maxmeizlish and @AhmadA_Sharawi: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
Chinese purchases of Iranian oil violate U.S. sanctions—passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis — as well as executive orders and State and Treasury designations issued by President Trump.
China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the U.S., also. It was my Great Honor to make this happen!
40–50% of China’s oil imports flow through the Strait of Hormuz. If Khamenei attacks the strait, he is attacking China — his biggest lifeline — more than any other country. #OOTT