The Middle East's Relations with Asia and Russia (Routledgecurzon Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series, 5)

Carter and Ehteshami consider the significant geopolitical, economic and security links between the Middle East and the wider Asian world - links which are often overlooked when the Middle East is considered in isolation or in terms of its relations with the West, but which are of growing importance. Topics covered include Asia's overall geostrategic realities and the Middle East's place within them; relations between the Middle East and China, Russia, central Asia, southeast Asia and south Asia; Islam in central Asia and southeast Asia and the connections with the Middle East; and the important links between the Middle East and India and Pakistan's military and security establishments. Asian Geostrategic Realities And Their Impact On Middle East-asia Relations / Anoushiravan Ehteshami -- Russia And The Middle East / Roland Dannreuther -- The Middle East And China / Michael Dillon -- Present Patterns Of Islamism In Central Asia / Olivier Roy -- The Contestation Of Islam In Post-soviet Central Asia : A Nascent Security Threat / Shirin Akiner -- Economic Relations Between The Gcc And South And South East Asia / Rodney Wilson -- India And Pakistan's Military And Security Relations With The Middle East / Ben Sheppard -- Muslim South East Asia And The Middle East / C.w. Watson. Edited By Hannah Carter And Anoushiravan Ehteshami. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book considers the significant geopolitical, economic and security links between the Middle East and the wider Asian world.