The Emerging Middle East-East Asia Nexus (Hardcover)

1. The MENA-EA Nexus: Introduction and Conceptual Framework Yukiko Miyagi Part1: The Emerging Cross Regional Nexus and US Hegemony 2. Middle East-East Asia Relations: Between Geopolitics and Globalization Anoushirivan Ehteshami 3. Gulf-East Asian Relations: From Economic Interdependence to Strategic Cooperation N. Janardhan 4. East Asia and the Middle East: Inter-regional Dynamics and American Hegemony Raymond Hinnebusch and Yukiko Miyagi Part2: Japanese Middle East Energy Diplomacy 5. Japan’s Energy Policy and Energy Diplomacy in the Gulf Yukiko Miyagi and Yoshikazu Kobayashi 6. Japan in the Gulf: Between Intra-bureaucratic Politics and Inter-Asian Rivalry Namie Tsujigami and Koji Horinuki Part3: China’s Rise in the Middle East 7. China’s Energy Diplomacy towards the Middle East Janet Xuanli Liao 8. Sino-Iranian Relations since the Cold War Baris Adebeli 9. China’s Policy Toward Saudi Arabia: Searching For A Reliable Partner Naser Al-Tamimi 10. American Hegemony (and Hubris), the Iranian Nuclear Issue, and the Future of Sino-Iranian RelationsFlynt and Hillary Leverett 11. China and the United States in the Middle East and the Islamic World Robert Bianchi 12. Conclusion: Asianization and Systemic Shift Anoushirivan Ehteshami