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Professor Anoush Ehteshami's Outputs (21)

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.

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.

'Political Change in the Arab Oil Monarchies: From Liberalization to Enfranchisement'. (2007)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A., & Wright, S. (2007). 'Political Change in the Arab Oil Monarchies: From Liberalization to Enfranchisement'. International Affairs, 83(5), 913-932. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2346.2007.00662.x

The oil monarchies of the Persian Gulf region have typically been portrayed as patriarchal autocracies characterized by traditional tribal rule that have taken on the characteristics of a modern state. The historical debate on these rentier states ha... Read More about 'Political Change in the Arab Oil Monarchies: From Liberalization to Enfranchisement'..

'Islam, Muslim Polities and Democracy' (2004)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A. (2004). 'Islam, Muslim Polities and Democracy'. Democratization, 11(4), 90-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351034042000234549

Since 11 September 2001 ('9/11') the international spotlight has been more firmly than ever on the Muslim world, and its Middle East heartland in particular. All aspects of life in Muslim societies - history, educational system, attitudes towards the... Read More about 'Islam, Muslim Polities and Democracy'.

'Iran's International Posture After the Fall of Baghdad' (2004)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A. (2004). 'Iran's International Posture After the Fall of Baghdad'. The Middle East journal, 58(2), 179-194

Iran's interwoven and complex domestic political structures should be set against an equally complex, dynamic, and unstable regional system, if one is to understand fully the relationship between the domestic and regional forces governing Iran's fore... Read More about 'Iran's International Posture After the Fall of Baghdad'.

'Iran-Iraq Relations After Saddam' (2003)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A. (2003). 'Iran-Iraq Relations After Saddam'. The Washington Quarterly, 26(4), 115-129

Developments in post-Saddam Iraq will not only affect its foreign relations, they will also significantly affect the foreign policy framework and even the fractious political system of its most geopolitically significant neighbor—Iran. Although Tehra... Read More about 'Iran-Iraq Relations After Saddam'.

'Reform From Above: The Politics of Participation in the Oil Monarchies' (2003)
Journal Article
Ehteshami, A. (2003). 'Reform From Above: The Politics of Participation in the Oil Monarchies'. International Affairs, 79(1), 53-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2346.00295

The oil monarchies of the Middle East have usually been portrayed as patriarchal autocracies dominated by traditional tribal families who have come to encompass the modern states, its institutions and economy. The focus of much discussion about these... Read More about 'Reform From Above: The Politics of Participation in the Oil Monarchies'.