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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.

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.

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.