Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia: Garrison State Diplomacy

ISBN-13: 9780714655765 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 504 str.

Jacob Abadi;Abadi Jacob

Opis

This title represents a comprehensive study of Israel's attempts to build diplomatic relations with countries on the Asian continent. Dr Abadi argues that, despite the persistence of the Arab Israeli conflict, the Israeli Foreign Ministry was remarkably successful in gaining recognition in most Asian countries. Israeli success was the result of a number of international developments, including the collapse of the Soviet Union, which left the USA as the only global superpower; the onset of the peace process, which reduced the risk of association with Israel; and Israel's ability to share its technological achievements with Asian states. Dr Abadi provides an overview of Israel's relations with Asian countries from 1948 until the present, and analyses the political, social and economic factors in each country and the role that each played in the process of rapprochement with Israel. He explores the reasons for Israel's successes as well as its failures, and analyses the flaws in Israeli diplomacy.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part 1: The Middle East Periphery  1. Turkey: Low-profile Diplomacy  2. Iran: From Tacit Cooperation to Open Hostility  Part 2: East Asia  3. China and Taiwan: Between the Hammer and the Anvil  4. Japan: Overcoming the Arab Boycott  5. In the Shadow of the Korean Conflict  Part 3: South-East Asia  6. Burma: From Honeymoon to Balanced Relationship  7. Singapore: Garrison States Connection  8. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia: Diplomacy in a Disputed Region  9. Thailand: Relations with an American Ally  10. The Philippines: Relations with a Former US Colony  Part 4: South Asia 11. India: In the Shadow of Nonalignment  12. Sri Lanka: The Tacit Connection  13. Nepal: Between the Giants of Asia  Part 5: The Muslim States of Asia  14. Pakistan: Between Pragmatism and Islam  15. Indonesia: Diplomacy in the Dark  16. Malaysia: A Diplomatic Blunder  Part 6: The Caucasus and Central Asia  17. Israel and the Great Game in Asia.  Conclusion 

O autorze

Jacob Abadi