Thrassy N Marketos

China's Energy Geopolitics

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Central Asia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

China's need for energy has become a driving factor in contemporary world politics and a precondition for sustaining China's continuing high economic growth. This book argues that a US presence in Central Asia is necessary for securing the energy provision of China from the region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 435g
• ISBN-13: 9780415456906
• ISBN-10: 0415456908
• Artikelnr.: 26368897

Autorenporträt

Thrassy N. Marketos is lecturer at the Athens, Greece branch of the 'Centre d' Etudes Diplomatiques et Strategiques' (C.E.D.S.), Paris, France.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Chinese Strategic Interests in Eurasia 2. Shanghai
Cooperation Organization: Security Role in Eurasia 3. Clashes and
Coexistence among the Three Major Powers in Eurasia 4. Is a Strategic
Meeting of Minds among Washington, Beijing and Moscow for the Sake of
Eurasia's Stability Realistic? 5. The Nexus between Energy, Security and
Maritime Power and S.C.O.'s Role in China's Energy Security. Conclusions