ABSTRACT
This book examines the changing relations between the Asian part of the Middle East and the rest of the continent during the 21st century. Written by leading experts, this ground-breaking volume utilizes a comprehensive and multi-dimensional perspective to offer a novel and unique outlook on the evolving shape of East-West Asia relations and their global impact. Critically, it demonstrates that the intensification and diversification of East-West Asia relations since the 1990s have altered them from a set of separated bilateral ties into complex interregional relations.
The book presents a nuanced, comparative look at Asian countries’ responses to global developments, and China’s rise in particular, and offers a new perspective on the very concept of Asia itself. It will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners working in the fields of International Relations, Asian Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |14 pages
Introduction
chapter 21|12 pages
East and West Asia in the Twenty-First Century
part I|62 pages
West Asia, East Asia, and the World Powers
chapter 162|12 pages
Fluid Triangle
chapter 3|19 pages
Russia, India, and China in the Middle East
part II|64 pages
The Growing Role of the Middle East for East Asia
chapter 7|15 pages
The Gulf Cooperation Council's Relations with China
chapter 10|10 pages
The South Korean Sanctions Dilemma
part III|44 pages
The Growing Role of East Asia for the Middle East
chapter 14211|13 pages
East-West Asian Energy Relations
chapter 12|12 pages
Straddling between West and East
chapter 13|17 pages
A Partial Shift Eastward
part |9 pages
Conclusions