Diplomacy of Quasi-Alliances in the Middle East : Translated from the Chinese /

Quasi-alliance refers to the ideation, mechanism and behavior of policy-makers to carry out security cooperation through informal political and security arrangements. As a ""gray zone"" between alliance and neutrality, quasi-alliance is a hidden national security statecraft. Base...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sun, Degang, 1977- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zhang, Dandan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2020.
Colección:Middle East.
Temas:
National security > Middle East.
Alliances.
Policy sciences > Middle East.
National security.
Policy sciences.
Middle East.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • I. Research Questions and Literature Review
  • II. Theoretical Hypotheses and Research Methodology
  • III. Academic and Policy Implications
  • IV. Research Findings
  • 1 Quasi-Alliance: A Hidden Research Agenda of Contemporary Diplomatic Strategy
  • What is Quasi-Alliance?
  • Types of Quasi-Alliance
  • Characteristics of Quasi-Alliance
  • Functions of Quasi-Alliance
  • Summary
  • 2 System, State and Policy-Making Levels: Quasi-Alliance Formation
  • The System Level
  • The State Level
  • The Decision-Making Level
  • A Process of Trade-Off
  • Summary
  • 3 Between Competition and Cooperation: Quasi-Alliance Management
  • Three-Level Games
  • Four Means of Management
  • Two Types of Models
  • Summary
  • 4 Between Assets and Liabilities: Quasi-Alliance Efficacy
  • Divergence of Quasi-Alliance Efficacy
  • The Objective Factors
  • The Subjective Factors
  • Summary
  • 5 From Coalition to Self-Reliance: Quasi-Alliance Termination
  • The System Level
  • The State Level
  • Decision-Making Level
  • Summary
  • 6 A "Meteor" Moment: Anglo-French-Israeli Quasi-Alliance During the Suez Canal War of 1956
  • The Background of Anglo-French-Israeli Cooperation
  • Dynamics of the Anglo-French-Israeli Quasi-Alliance Formation
  • Management of the Anglo-French-Israeli Quasi-Alliance
  • The Management Methods of the Anglo-French-Israeli Quasi-Alliance
  • The Management Models of the Trilateral Quasi-Alliance
  • The Efficacy of the Anglo-French-Israeli Quasi-Alliance
  • The Termination of the Anglo-French-Israeli Quasi-Alliance
  • Summary
  • 7 A Gulf Bridgehead: US-Saudi Quasi-Alliance During the Johnson Administration
  • The Formation of the US-Saudi Quasi-Alliance
  • The Management of the US-Saudi Quasi-Alliance
  • The Efficacy of the US-Saudi Quasi-Alliance
  • The Vitality of the US-Saudi Quasi-Alliance
  • Summary
  • 8 A Fortress in the Sand: Soviet-Egypt Quasi-Alliance During the Sadat Administration
  • The Formation of the Soviet-Egyptian Quasi-Alliance
  • The Management of the Soviet-Egyptian Quasi-Alliance
  • The Efficacy of the Soviet-Egyptian Quasi-Alliance
  • The Termination of the Soviet-Egyptian Quasi-Alliance
  • Summary

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