China, Russia, and the USA in the Middle East (eBook, PDF)

The Contest for Supremacy
Redaktion: Houghton, Benjamin; Houghton, Kasia A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the rivalry between the United States, Russia, and China in the region, investigating its effects and assessing the influence of regional actors and issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781003809845
• Artikelnr.: 69144781

Autorenporträt

Benjamin Houghton is an H.H. Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah Doctoral Fellow at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University. Benjamin's research focuses on the interaction between great powers and Persian Gulf states, particularly China. He is the co-editor (with Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Jia Liu) of the forthcoming volume China Moves West: The Evolving Strategies of the Belt and Road Initiative. Further to this, Benjamin has previously been published in Asian Affairs, Al-Monitor, and Orient. Kasia A Houghton is an ESRC-funded doctoral researcher of Russian intervention in the Syrian conflict at the University of St Andrews, where she is a fellow of the Centre for Syrian Studies, MECACS, and the Centre for Global Law and Governance. She also works as a researcher on the Global Fragmentations project with the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PeaceRep).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 - Building Blocks. Introduction: Great Power Competition and the
Middle East 1. The Middle East and External Powers: From World War II to
Pax Americana. Part 2 - Arenas of Competition and Cooperation 2. The USA,
China, and Russia in Libya: Neither Cooperation nor Competition 3. The
Competition over Norms: The Case of the Syrian Conflict 4. Türkiye: A
Drifting NATO Member? 5. The Great Powers and the Palestine-Israel Issue 6.
Iran amid the Great Powers 7. Saudi Arabia and the UAE: Bandwagoning,
Balancing, and Hedging 8. Iraq amid Great Power Competition: A Case of
Minimal Local Agency? 9. The Forgotten War: Multipolar Support for the
Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen. Part 3 - Developments, Perspectives, and
Reflections 10. Middle Eastern Responses to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
11. The Illiberal Authoritarian Dimension: The Case of China-GCC Relations
12. The Word on the Street: Gauging Public Perceptions of Washington,
Moscow, and Beijing 13. Multipolarity and the Middle East: Questions Going
Forward.