China and Middle East Conflicts: Responding to War and Rivalry from the Cold War to the Present
In: Rethinking Asia and International Relations Ser.
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In: Rethinking Asia and International Relations Ser.
In: Asian politics & policy: APP, Band 13, Heft 2, S. 228-247
ISSN: 1943-0787
AbstractHow do middle powers operate in uncertain multipolar international systems? Through the cases of Malaysia and Indonesia, the article examines their approach in the Middle East after the Arab uprisings. Particular reference is given to their actions in three main areas: the Gulf (especially relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran), the Syrian war (and its blowback in terms of domestic radicalization), and the Palestinian‐Israeli conflict. While the two middle powers' behavior demonstrated all three possible modes—whether to support, push back or stand apart—what distinguished them was their timing: under multipolarity these different forms of behavior occurred concurrently, in contrast to a more sequenced approach under (global) unipolarity and bipolarity. The findings point to Malaysian and Indonesian actions as examples of "hedging" whereby states seek good relations with all and minimize the risk of problematic entanglements.
In: Global discourse: an interdisciplinary journal of current affairs and applied contemporary thought, Band 10, Heft 4, S. 499-505
ISSN: 2043-7897
How are rising powers like Russia, India and China responding to the pandemic among the Gulf monarchies and what are the implications for rising power behaviour more generally? Through an examination of these powers' established relations with the Gulf monarchies and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the regional energy and labour markets and the search for a vaccine, the article highlights the opportunities and constraints faced by each. The variety of approaches taken by rising powers in a volatile environment (like today's Middle East) challenges the assumption that they will adopt a singular strategy in relation to the international system, either as a supporter, spoiler or shirker in an international system. But this may change as the system becomes more settled.
In: Confluences Méditerranée: revue trimestrielle, Band 109, Heft 2, S. 147-160
ISSN: 2102-5991
La Chine peut-elle faire la différence dans le conflit israélo-palestinien ? Pour répondre à cela, l'article se réfère à deux formes principales de paix selon les travaux de Galtung : la paix négative (c'est-à-dire l'absence ou l'élimination de la violence) et la paix positive (c'est-à-dire la résolution des causes d'un conflit). Un certain nombre d'éléments nous permettent d'évaluer ce rôle : la présence croissante de la Chine dans la région, son souci de la stabilité et de l'ordre régionaux ; ses intérêts commerciaux croissants et approfondis avec les parties au conflit, son engagement dans le processus d'Oslo, ses contributions au dialogue entre les deux parties, et son manque d'engagement avec la dynamique locale en cours dans les sociétés politiques et civiles israéliennes et palestiniennes. Au final, ces facteurs, conjugués aux évolutions récentes, laissent penser que la Chine envisage un scénario de paix négative et qu'il est donc peu probable qu'elle joue un rôle important dans la résolution du conflit.
The article presents a framework by which the approaches taken in educational policies by the Left in Latin America may be understood. This framework takes the form of a continuum by which left-wing or progressive education, between deep and shallow poles, drawing at an abstract level the continuum on the equalitydifference features associated with Bobbio's (1996) Left-Right political spectrum. Presenting the Cuban (and to a lesser extent) the Sandinista Revolutions as the main source of progressive education in the region prior to the 1980s, the article examines the neo-liberal and neo-conservative features associated with the New Right and the Left's response. This took several forms in the 1990s and 2000s: traditional communists (Cuba), Third Way reformers (e.g. the PSDB in Brazil and the Concertacion in Chile) and between first generation (e.g. PT, Frente Amplio, Izquierda Unida, Causa R, Sandinistas since 2007) and second generation (e.g. the Chavez, Morales and Correa governments) radicals. The educational approaches of each are then placed tentatively along the progressive education spectrum.
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In: Sociology of Islam, Band 4, Heft 1-2, S. 93-112
ISSN: 2213-1418
As a 'rising power', China is expected to play a greater global role. But current Chinese involvement in the long-running and internationalised Arab-Israeli conflict is limited. How to explain this? What does it suggest about China's regional and global role? Studying Beijing's involvement since the 1950s, I note Chinese military assistance to the Palestinians during the 1960s-70s and strong criticism of Israel. But from the 1980s Beijing adopted a more diplomatic approach and endorsed the two-state solution. The change was due to China's broader regional and international relations. During the Cold War Beijing's 'active' pro-Palestinian stance was associated with being 'outside' the superpower-dominated international system. By the end of the Cold War Beijing was 'inside' the international system and increasingly integrated into the global economy. Commercial considerations trumped political ones, emphasising diplomacy. This suggests China's exercise of global power may be more nuanced and less overt than otherwise assumed.
In: Third world quarterly, Band 38, Heft 1, S. 169-184
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: Middle East critique, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 45-62
ISSN: 1943-6157
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Band 47, Heft 3, S. 633-635
ISSN: 1469-767X
In: Journal of policy practice: frontiers of social policy as contemporary social work intervention, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 194-215
ISSN: 1558-8750
In: Latin American perspectives, Band 39, Heft 4, S. 34-52
ISSN: 1552-678X
In: Third world quarterly, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 525-540
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: Conflict, security & development: CSD, Band 12, Heft 4, S. 331-357
ISSN: 1478-1174
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Band 42, Heft 3, S. 634-635
ISSN: 1469-767X
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Band 42, Heft 3, S. 631-632
ISSN: 1469-767X