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Introduction : the policy-making process -- The initiation and spread of privatisation -- Case study of YUKOs -- Case study of Slavneft? -- Case study of Rosneft? -- Conclusion

Luca Anceschi. (2020). Analyzing Kazakhstan's Foreign Policy: Regime Neo-Eurasianism in the Nazarbayev Era. Routledge. 208 pp. ISBN: 9780415711432.

Gulf stability is coming to play a larger role in the foreign policy calculus of many states, but the evolving role of Asian powers is largely under-represented in the International Relations literature. This volume addresses this gap with a set of empirically rich, theory driven case studies written by academics from or based in the countries in question. The underlying assumption is not that Asian powers have already become important security actors in the Gulf, but rather that they perceive the Gulf as a region of increasing strategic relevance. How will leaders in these countries adjust to an evolving regional framework? Will there be coordinated efforts to establish an Asian-centered approach to Gulf stability, or will Asian rivalries make the region a theater of competition? Will US–China tensions force alignment choices among Asian powers? Will Asian states balance, bandwagon, hedge, or adopt some other approach to their Gulf relationships? These questions become even more important as the western boundaries of Asia increasingly come to incorporate the Middle East.

Gulf stability is coming to play a larger role in the foreign policy calculus of many states, but the evolving role of Asian powers is largely under-represented in the International Relations literature. This volume addresses this gap with a set of empirically rich, theory driven case studies written by academics from or based in the countries in question. The underlying assumption is not that Asian powers have already become important security actors in the Gulf, but rather that they perceive the Gulf as a region of increasing strategic relevance. How will leaders in these countries adjust to an evolving regional framework? Will there be coordinated efforts to establish an Asian-centered approach to Gulf stability, or will Asian rivalries make the region a theater of competition? Will US–China tensions force alignment choices among Asian powers? Will Asian states balance, bandwagon, hedge, or adopt some other approach to their Gulf relationships? These questions become even more important as the western boundaries of Asia increasingly come to incorporate the Middle East. The book will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of International Relations, Security Studies, and International Political Economy, as well as area specialists on the Gulf and those working on foreign policy issues on each of the Asian countries included. Professionals in government and non-government agencies will also find it very useful.

Chapter 1. Low Carbon Energy in the Middle East and North Africa: Panacea or Placebo? -- Chapter 2. The Politics of Low Carbon Energy in Iran and Iraq -- Chapter 3. Pairing Coal with Solar: The UAE's Fragmented Electricity Policy -- Chapter 4. The Rise of Renewables in the Gulf States: Is the 'Rentier Effect' Still Holding Back the Energy Transition? -- Chapter 5. From Fuel-poor to Radiant: Morocco's energy geopolitics and renewable energy strategy -- Chapter 6. Byzantine Energy Politics: The Complex Tale of Low Carbon Energy in Turkey -- Chapter 7. Electricity Sector Developments in Egypt: Toward an Increasingly Clean and Independent Future -- Chapter 8. Levant: When Politics defeat Alternative Energy Disruptions -- Chapter 9. Governance amidst the transition to renewable energy in the Middle East and North Africa -- Chapter 10. Powering the Middle East and North Africa with Nuclear Energy: Stakeholders and Technopolitics -- Chapter 11. Climate change policy in the Arab region.