East-West Asia Relations in the 21st Century

From Bilateral to Interregional Relationships
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-35376-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 421 g

Reihe: Changing Dynamics in Asia-Middle East Relations

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kowner, Rotem

Evron, Yoram

Kumaraswamy, P. R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  1. East and West Asia in the Twenty-First Century: From Bilateral to Interregional Relationships  I. West Asia, East Asia, and the World Powers  2. Fluid Triangle: Shifting Cold War Alliances between Beijing, Moscow, and Washington in the Middle East  3. Russia, India, and China in the Middle East: Emerging Power Behavior under Uncertain Conditions  4. India, the United States, and the Middle East: From Going Alone to Bandwagoning?  5. Does the Middle East Matter? Unpacking China’s New Role in the Middle East  II. The Growing Role of the Middle East for East Asia  6. China Makes Risky Bets, No More So Than in the Middle East  7. The Gulf Cooperation Council’s Relations with China: Developmental Partnership and Strategic Dividends  8. Chinese Trade and Investment Ties with Egypt in the Era of Great Power Competition  9. Japan in the Middle East: A Complex Web of Partnerships and Shifting Priorities  10. The South Korean Sanctions Dilemma: How to Impose and Bypass Sanctions on North Korea and Iran  III. The Growing Role of East Asia for the Middle East  11. East-West Asian Energy Relations: Geopolitical Implications of a Strategic Cooperation  12. Straddling between West and East: East: Turkey’s Relations with East Asia in the Twenty-First Century  13. A Partial Shift Eastward: Israel’s Improving Ties with Asia in the Twenty-First Century  Conclusions  14. Concluding Remarks: East-West Asia Relations and the Regionalization of the International System

Über Autor(innen)

Rotem Kowner is a Professor of Japanese Studies and History at the University of Haifa, Israel.

Yoram Evron is an Associate Professor of Chinese studies and Political Science at the University of Haifa, Israel.

P.R. Kumaraswamy is a Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India.