Russia has expanded its reach in Africa with a new nuclear deal in Ethiopia and sought further plans with Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Russia and the United States have embarked on separate nuclear projects on opposite sides of the Red Sea, located along a vital node of competing interests between Moscow and Washington.
"The roadmap determines specific steps in strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of peaceful use of atomic energy," the document read."The parties plan have identified joint actions within the framework of NPP construction and CNST construction projects. Thus, a foundation is laid for training personnel and raising public awareness about atomic energy."
Larger still was another Red Sea Middle Eastern actor looking to get into the nuclear business, but potentially, with the U.S. instead. In February, House Oversight Committee chairman Representative Elijah Cummings shared a report citing whistleblowers as revealing"efforts inside the White House to rush the transfer of highly sensitive U.S.
Though Saudi Arabia and Iran have both contended their nuclear programs were purely peaceful, the scene has raised concerns of an arms race in the Middle East, especially as Riyadh reportedly scrambled to develop ballistic missiles of its own to match Tehran's unparalleled arsenal in the region. Meanwhile, Israel—a close U.S. ally hostile with Iran and still officially unrecognized by Saudi Arabia—was believed to possess the Middle East's only nuclear weapons arsenal.
"U.S. firms are considering forming a consortium that would partner with foreign companies – possibly some of South Korea’s state-run energy firms – to strengthen their candidacy. But they still face red tape at home when it comes to secure and best practices for nuclear energy deals, and that gives Chinese and Russian firms a point for flexibility," think tank Geopolitical Futures wrote Tuesday.
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