The decline of petroleum resources is a real problem that needs to be addressed by the non-
renewable energy policies applied by world governments. Renewable energies such as …

The Gulf monarchies (Saudi Arabia and its five smaller neighbours: the United Arab
Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain) have long been governed by highly autocratic …

During a visit to Beruas, a small village-town in West Malaysia in 2005, I was alarmed by the
fact that more and more grandmothers were speaking to their grandchildren in bad …

Led by Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE has become deeply embedded in the contemporary
system of international power, politics, and policy-making. Only an independent state since …

" China is becoming increasingly active in the Middle East, just as some regional states
perceive a declining US commitment to the region. This study examines China's interests in …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 International Political Economy Series Series Editor: Timothy M. Shaw,
Visiting Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA and Emeritus Professor …

As China's international political role grows, its relations with states outside of its traditional
sphere of interests is evolving. This is certainly the case of the Gulf monarchies of Bahrain …

In the summer of 2018 China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) upgraded their bilateral
relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, China's highest level of diplomatic …

This chapter outlines Beijing's worldview and how the Middle East fits therein. It explores the
four main factors that have elevated the meaning of the Middle East for the People's …

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 …