The Red Star And The Crescent

The Red Star and the Crescent provides an in-depth and multi-disciplinary analysis of the evolving relationship between China and the Middle East. Despite its increasing importance, very few studies have examined this dynamic, deepening, and multi-faceted nexus. Led by James Reardon-Anderson, this research initiative by the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) has sought to fill this critical gap. This volume examines the "big picture" of international relations, then zooms in on case studies and probes the underlying domestic factors on each side. Reardon-Anderson and fellow contributors tackle topics as diverse as China's security strategy in the Middle East, its military relations with the states of the region, its role in the Iran nuclear negotiations, the Uyghur question, and the significance and consequences of the Silk Road strategy. A comprehensive study of the changing forces driving one of the world's most important strategic, economic and cultural relationships. -- Cover flap.