ASIANISATION OF ASIA: CHINESE-IRANIAN RELATIONS IN PERSPECTIVE (2022)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A. (2022). ASIANISATION OF ASIA: CHINESE-IRANIAN RELATIONS IN PERSPECTIVE. Asian Affairs, 53(1), 8-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2022.2029037

Systemic shift, in which the weight of the global economy has shifted away from the Euro-Atlantic eastwards, is increasingly underlined by what is referred to here as the ‘Asianisation of Asia'. Asianisation is a process in which Asia's diverse regio... Read More about ASIANISATION OF ASIA: CHINESE-IRANIAN RELATIONS IN PERSPECTIVE.

Iranian proxies in the Syrian conflict: Tehran’s ‘forward-defence’ in action (2022)
Journal Article
Akbarzadeh, S., Gourlay, W., & Ehteshami, A. (2023). Iranian proxies in the Syrian conflict: Tehran’s ‘forward-defence’ in action. Journal of Strategic Studies, 46(3), 683-706. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2021.2023014

This article examines Iran’s ‘forward-defence’ strategy, in particular its deployment of proxy forces in the Syrian conflict. Iran’s expanded presence in regional conflicts is regarded by its adversaries as indication of hegemonic intent, while Tehra... Read More about Iranian proxies in the Syrian conflict: Tehran’s ‘forward-defence’ in action.

Islam, IS and the Fragmented State (2020)
Book
Ehteshami, A., Rasheed, A., & Beaujouan, J. (2020). Islam, IS and the Fragmented State. Routledge

How China's Rise is Changing the Middle East (2019)
Book
Ehteshami, A., & Horesh, N. (2019). How China's Rise is Changing the Middle East. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429288425

Saudi Arabia as a Resurgent Regional Power (2018)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A. (2018). Saudi Arabia as a Resurgent Regional Power. The International Spectator, 53(4), 75-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/03932729.2018.1507722

Ever since the 1980s, the MENA subsystem has been weakening under the weight of persistent inter-state conflict, violent non-state and sub-state actor incursions, and intense competition for influence and geopolitical advantage amongst its core state... Read More about Saudi Arabia as a Resurgent Regional Power.

Gold at the end of the rainbow? The BRI and the Middle East (2018)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A. (2018). Gold at the end of the rainbow? The BRI and the Middle East. Global Policy, 9(3), 387-397. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12552

In 2013 China embarked on a new path of engagement with its Asian neighbours, a process which just three years later resulted in Asia's most daring and ambitious macro‐economic undertaking – an ‘initiative’ now known as China's Belt and Road Initiati... Read More about Gold at the end of the rainbow? The BRI and the Middle East.

Iran's role in the Gulf: beyond politics (2018)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A. (2018). Iran's role in the Gulf: beyond politics. Orient (Leverkusen), II, 39-48

Iran’s Defense Strategy: The Navy, Ballistic Missiles and Cyberspace (2017)
Journal Article
Bahgat, G., & Ehteshami, A. (2017). Iran’s Defense Strategy: The Navy, Ballistic Missiles and Cyberspace. Middle East Policy, 24(3), 89-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/mepo.12292

Chinese-Iranian Mutual Strategic Perceptions (2017)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A., Horesh, N., & Xu, R. (2018). Chinese-Iranian Mutual Strategic Perceptions. The China journal (Canberra, A.C.T. Online), 79, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1086/693315

This article analyzes Sino-Iranian relations and mutual strategic perceptions, highlighting several types of tension in Sino-Iranian ties alongside areas of deeper cooperation. We examine in particular the policy debates about China between conservat... Read More about Chinese-Iranian Mutual Strategic Perceptions.

Iran: Stuck in Transition. (2017)
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Ehteshami, A. (2017). Iran: Stuck in Transition. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315271569

Having been ruled, more or less continuously, by a range of monarchical dynasties for three millennia, the end of the monarchy in Iran was relatively sudden, taking place in two short years. Since then, Iran has gone through tumultuous change, yet is... Read More about Iran: Stuck in Transition..

Regionalization, Pan-Asian Relations, and the Middle East (2015)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A. (2015). Regionalization, Pan-Asian Relations, and the Middle East. East Asia, 32(3), 223-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12140-015-9233-7

Research on the emerging links between the Middle East (West Asia) and other parts of Asia has grown considerably since late twentieth century. Indeed, the contributions to this special edition of the journal reflect some of the pioneering work takin... Read More about Regionalization, Pan-Asian Relations, and the Middle East.

The Emerging Middle East- East Asia Nexus (2015)
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Ehteshami, A., & Miyagi, Y. (Eds.). (2015). The Emerging Middle East- East Asia Nexus. Routledge

As the economies of East Asia grow ever stronger, their need for energy resources increases, which in turn compels closer relations with the countries of the Middle East. This book examines the developing relations between the countries of East Asia,... Read More about The Emerging Middle East- East Asia Nexus.

The Foreign Policies of Middle East States (2014)
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Hinnebusch, R. A., & Ehteshami, A. (2014). The Foreign Policies of Middle East States. (2nd ed.). Lynne Reinner Publisher

This new edition of The Foreign Policies of Middle East States reflects the momentous events and shifting dynamics that have occurred in the region in the nearly fifteen years since the first edition was published. Working within a common analytical... Read More about The Foreign Policies of Middle East States.

The Changing Nature of Shia Politics in the Contemporary Middle East (2013)
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Ehteshami, A., & Zweiri, M. (2013). The Changing Nature of Shia Politics in the Contemporary Middle East. Ithaca Press

While it is true to say that the relationship between the two main sects of Islam has been tense for generations, it is only recently that this relationship has become confrontational, at times displaying worrying signs of deep hostility. Inter-confe... Read More about The Changing Nature of Shia Politics in the Contemporary Middle East.

Dynamics of Change in the Persian Gulf: Political Economy, War and Revolution (2013)
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Ehteshami, A. (2013). Dynamics of Change in the Persian Gulf: Political Economy, War and Revolution. Routledge

The Persian Gulf has come to represent one of the most strategically significant waterways of the world. In terms of geography, geopolitics, resources, global political economy, and regional influence, the Gulf is perhaps home to the world’s most sig... Read More about Dynamics of Change in the Persian Gulf: Political Economy, War and Revolution.

MENA Region: Security and Regional Governance (2012)
Book Chapter
Ehteshami, A. (2012). MENA Region: Security and Regional Governance. In S. Breslin, & S. Croft (Eds.), Comparative Regional Security Governance (131-153). Routledge

The European Union and Global Emergencies. (2011)
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Antoniadis, A., Schütze, R., & Spaventa, E. (Eds.). (2011). The European Union and Global Emergencies. Hart Publishing

This collection of essays analyses the European Union's involvement in global emergencies from a law and policy perspective. Bringing together leading academics and officials from the European Union institutions, the book offers an expert account of... Read More about The European Union and Global Emergencies..

The International Politics of the Red Sea. (2011)
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Ehteshami, A., & Murphy, E. (2011). The International Politics of the Red Sea. Routledge

This pioneering book is the first comprehensive study of the Red Sea as a sub-region of the international system in its own right. Examining the international politics of the Red Sea region from the Cold War to the present day, it argues that the Red... Read More about The International Politics of the Red Sea..

Iranian Perspectives on the Global Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (2010)
Book Chapter
Ehteshami, A. (2010). Iranian Perspectives on the Global Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. In B. M. B. Blechman, & K. Alexander (Eds.), National Perspectives on Nuclear Disarmament: Unblocking the Road to Zero (87-112). Stimson Centre

'The Rise of Neoconservatives in Iran'. (2009)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A., & Zweiri, M. (2009). 'The Rise of Neoconservatives in Iran'