Regional expertise: China; Middle East; Indo Pacific.
Specialist knowledge: Geostrategy; Cyber Politics; Political Psychology.
Dale brings extensive experience in international relations, policy analysis, and national security to Political Mind’s independent research and political advisory.
Aluf was SIGNAL Group’s research director, where he led an interdisciplinary team investigating the impact of China’s rise on the Middle East and North Africa.
His writing and commentary have appeared in Asia Times, the Diplomat, the China Project, Atlantic Council, East Asia Forum, and Defense Horizon Journal. His analytical work has received recognition in high-profile government publications, including citations in the 2023 US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Report to Congress. He has been quoted by the Associated Press, The Wire China, and Al-Monitor.
Dale holds a Master of Science from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom; and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
China’s subsea-cable power in the Middle East and North Africa, Atlantic Council, 2023
China ramps up its efforts to shape a multipolar world, The China Project, 2023
Middle Eastern countries are rebalancing relations with the US and China, the Diplomat, 2023
China’s digital footprint grows in the Middle East and North Africa, Mapping Global China, 2022
The logic driving China’s big tech crackdown, Asia Times, 2021
China as a Conflict Mediator: Interests, Influence, and Implications for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, SIGNAL Group, 2021
Demystifying China’s Complex Relationship with Bitcoin: Past, Present, & Future, SIGNAL Group, 2021 (with Aaron Schorr)
China’s reliance on Middle East oil, gas to rise sharply, Asia Times, 2021
Israeli Semiconductors and the US-China Tech War, The Diplomat, 2020
How Smaller Countries Can Take Advantage of the Sino-US Rivalry, SIGNAL Group, 2020