The Middle East's Relations with Asia and Russia

ISBN-13: 9780415333221 / Twarda / 2004 / 176 str.

Opis

This book considers the significant geopolitical, economic and security links between the Middle East and the wider Asian world.

Recenzje

'An excellent compilation of useful information that moulds the external policy of nations. The book is a must read for serious readers.' - U.S.I. Journal

Spis treści

1. Asian Geostrategic Realities and Their Impact on Middle East-Asia Relations  2. Russia and the Middle East  3. The Middle East and China  4. Present Patterns of Islamism in Central Asia  5. The Contestation of Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia: A Nascent Security Threat  6. Economic Relations between the GCC and South and South East Asia  7. India and Pakistan's Military and Security Relations with the Middle East  8. Muslim South East Asia and the Middle East

O autorze

Hannah Carter is Research Analyst in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Middle East and North Africa Research Group.
Anoushiravan Ehteshami is Professor of International Relations and former Director of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Durham. He is also Vice-President of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES). His most recent publications include, The Foreign Policies of Middle East States (co-editor) (2002), Iran's Security Policy in the Post-Revolutionary Era (co-author) (2001), Iran and Eurasia (co-editor) (2000), The Changing Balance of Power in Asia (1998), Syria and Iran: Middle Powers in a Penetrated Regional System (with Ray Hinnebusch) (1997), Islamic Fundamentalism (co-editor) (1996), After Khomeini: The Iranian Second Republic (1995), and From the Gulf to Central Asia: Players in the New Great Game (editor) (1994).