Professor Anoush Ehteshami's Outputs (2)

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.