...Enrico Fardella This essay offers an overview of the Chinese posture and debate toward the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region. The author presents China’s outlook toward the region as a laboratory for an innovative course in Beijing’s future foreign policy. The analysis is divided into three...

... policy think tank. He is also adjunct fellow with the Center for International and Strategic Studies, Peking University, and executive editor of China International Strategy Review . Copyright 2015 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 March Westwards New Silk Road Chinese foreign policy...

... into the mid-­twenty-­first century, would cause large problems for American policy elsewhere in the world.”7 Halper is even more alarmist: China’s fresh global face belies a profound challenge to America and the West. The threat is partly hidden by a nuanced and pragmatic Chinese foreign...

... relations have also benefited from the concilia- tory attitude shown by the Spanish government at the European Union level. While supporting the goals of the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy, Spain has also gained the sympathies of Chinese authori- ties by favoring the recognition...

.... Copyright 2015 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 China and Israel Chinese foreign policy China and the Middle East Chinese-­Israeli Relations in a Middle Eastern Context: Retrospect and Prospects Yitzhak Shichor Most studies on China’s relations with the Middle East separate...

... by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 China and Greece Chinese foreign policy New Silk Road Mediterranean maritime trade New Horizons in Greek-­Chinese Relations: Prospects for the Eastern Mediterranean Marina Skordeli Greece has enjoyed diplomatic relations with China since 1972. Neverthe...

... West Asia and North Africa (WANA) research agenda. The quoted data on Chinese economic interests in the WANA region feature in T.wai’s forthcoming online monitor on China’s footprint in the Mediterranean region, funded through a grant by the Policy Planning Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign...

... (T.wai). His research interests center on China’s foreign and security policy, and on the transformation of the Chinese military doctrine. Copyright 2015 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2015 Chinese foreign policy China and the EU nontraditional security China and the Mediterranean The EU...

... to the United States. Hoxha thought that the Soviets were being disingen- uous in their support of the Arab states that opposed Sadat. He also revealed his disgust for Chinese foreign policy in the region: China can make no pronouncement on these problems, and this is natural on account of its...

... sent to rescue not only Greeks working there but also thousands of Chinese, who were safely transferred to Crête before returning to China. Greece’s contribution was publicly acknowledged by the Chinese government. Greek- Chinese Relations and Foreign Policy Theory The following...

... in the morning, foreign policy is far from his mind. Are farmers satisfied with the recent government decision on agricultural taxes? Would a revaluation of the yuan push millions of low-wage textile workers into the streets? . . . Such concerns dominate Hu’s daily activities.2 Unlike China...

... the ultimate aim of positioning Turkey as a regional leader in the Middle East has been a key pillar of Turkey’s foreign policy. Although the Arab Spring process has proven — to the dismay of policymakers in Ankara — that there are a variety of factors and dynamics that shape the events in the region...

... the Liberal System Survive?” Foreign Affairs, 1 January 2008, www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/63042/g-­john-­ikenberry /the-­rise-­of-­china-­and-­the-­future-­of-­the-­west. This appeared well before the Barack Obama admin- istration’s “Pivot to Asia” policy or the plethora of articles and books written...

.... The Chinese government exerts a powerful influence as policy maker. It decides the shape of domestic policies and links them to the energy situation and also shapes foreign policies to secure domestic needs.12 Moreover, the government has established a legal framework for energy-related matters: China...

... by Ehsan M. Ahrari. One of the interminable debates about foreign policy is whether the United States is a declining power or a country that has already regressed into a has-­been superpower. Some observers along this continuum appear open to the proposition that America’s waning can be reversed...

...). Reviewed by Timothy C. Kroboth. The school of realism predominately views the balance of power as the ultimate concern in pragmatic foreign-­policy making. However, does realist theory jive with reality in the modern Middle East? What if Middle Eastern governments and their domestic rivals...

...: Oxford University Press, 2012. 320 pages. ISBN 978-­0-­19983-844-­8. $29.95 (paperback). Reviewed by Timothy C. Kroboth. The school of realism predominately views the balance of power as the ultimate concern in pragmatic foreign-­policy making. However, does realist theory jive with reality...

... efforts to develop a common Euro- pean foreign and security policy through the European Union have added another layer of complexity to the Europe-China relationship. Europeans have tended to view the PRC within the context of their own historical perspective and current national interests. Thus...

... of European Union – based companies is 48 percent. We could go on, but the point we want to make is already perfectly clear: the old argument relaunched recently by Moises Naim, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, as well as by many Marxists, liberals, and conservatives alike, that an undervalued...

... economy. On the surface, it would appear that the broad designs of energy import and export policy for these three major powers would not be in conflict. It would also appear that large exporters like Russia would be in a position to meet US and Chinese energy needs. However, it is arguably...