West Asia After Washington

Author : Tim Anderson
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781949762846

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West Asia After Washington by Tim Anderson Pdf

At the turn of the century Washington launched a series of invasions and proxy wars against all the independent peoples and states of the region, in the name of creating a ‘New Middle East’. That offensive involved mass propaganda and the use of large proxy-terrorist armies, especially sectarian Islamist groups armed and financed by Washington and its regional allies, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Israel. Resistance to that regional war led to the formation of a loose regional bloc, led by Iran, which is now forming more substantial relations with the wider counter-hegemonic blocs led by China and Russia, in particular the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). West Asia After Washington addresses how, as Washington’s multiple wars for a subjugated ‘New Middle East’ fail, the global order is shifting against the North American giant. China is displacing the USA as the productive and economic center of the world and new global organizations are competing with those created by the Anglo-Americans. It is in this global context we must understand the future of the Arabic and Islamic countries of the Middle East, now often called West Asia in reflection of that new orientation. Among other things, this alliance is making real what North American intelligence has long feared and termed an ‘Iranian land-bridge’, extending to the Mediterranean in the west and as far as China in the east. That ‘land bridge’ between East Asia and Europe centers on Iran, the largest independent state of the region and is, from a Zionist perspective, thought to represent “the most serious long term existential threat to Israel” because it forms a united resistance front in support of the colonized Palestinian people. This book discusses the wars of hegemonic decline, the roots of Western fascism, Zionist cancel culture, the Kurdish card in Syria, the purging of Christians from the ‘New Middle East’, the betrayal of Yemen, and takes us inside Syrian Idlib. Then it looks into the near future, considering Washington’s strategic retreat, the legacy of murdered Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani, and the possibilities of dismantling Apartheid Israel and the lifting of the siege on Syria and its recovery. The Iranian land bridge to China, Iran’s Resistance Economy, regional integration, and the challenge of multipolarity offer insight into the West Asian region after Washington.

Author : Kent E. Calder
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815725398

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Asia in Washington by Kent E. Calder Pdf

For several centuries, international relations has been primarily the purview of nation-states. Key powers have included at various times Great Britain, France, Japan, China, Russia (then the U.S.S.R., and then Russia again), and the nation most influential in international relations for the past several decades has been the United States. But in a world growing smaller, with a globalizing system increasing in complexity by the day, the nation-state paradigm is not as dominant as it once was. In Asia in Washington, longtime Asia analyst Kent Calder examines the concept of "global city" in the context of international affairs. The term typically has been used in an economic context, referring to centers of international finance and commerce such as New York, Tokyo, and London. But Calder extends the concept to political centers as well—particularly in this case, Washington, D.C. Improved communications, enhanced transportation, greater economic integration and activity have created a new economic village, and global political cities are arising within the new structure—distinguished not by their CEOs or stock markets but by their influence over policy decisions, and their amassing of strategic intelligence on topics from national policy trends to geopolitical risk. Calder describes the rise of Washington, D.C., as perhaps the preeminent global political city—seat of the world's most powerful government, center of NGO and multilateral policy activity, the locale of institutions such as the World Bank and IMF, and home to numerous think tanks and universities. Within Washington, the role of Asia is especially relevant for several reasons. It represents the core of the non-Western industrialized world and the most challenge to Western dominance. It also raises the delicate issue of how race matters in international global governance—a factor crucially important during a time of globalization. And since Asia developed later than t

Author : Arundhati Ghose,Sanjay Singh (Ambassador)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : India
ISBN : 9386618176

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West Asia in Transition by Arundhati Ghose,Sanjay Singh (Ambassador) Pdf

Contributed articles compiled in conjunction with Delhi Policy Group.

Author : Sujata Ashwarya,Mujib Alam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000517545

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Contemporary West Asia by Sujata Ashwarya,Mujib Alam Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the complexities of change and continuity in West Asia, its society, religion and politics. An overview of the region’s political, social and economic characteristics brought into sharper relief with the on-going turmoil in the region constitutes the introduction of the book. While the subsequent two chapters, along with the introductory text, constitute the thematic overview and orientation of the book, the different chapters dedicated to specific countries explore the recent transformative developments in the region. These chapters chart the emergence of Islamist and post Islamist politics in Iran and Lebanon, elaborate upon the prevailing civil war conditions in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya, examine the impact of the Arab uprisings that began in 2011 on Egypt, Jordan and the Arab Gulf countries, and explore the intricate interplay between Islam and democracy in the present-day politics of Turkey. While highlighting politics, the texts of the chapters also delve into history, religion and foreign policy. This book will be as useful for the students of West Asian affairs as it will be for policymakers and any interested reader. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Author : Meena Singh Roy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Middle East
ISBN : 8182747716

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Emerging Trends in West Asia by Meena Singh Roy Pdf

Contributed articles presented at the 15th Asian Security Conference on February 13-14, 2013 at IDSA, New Delhi.

Author : Air Commodore Jasjit Singh
Publisher : KW Publishers Pvt Ltd
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789385714849

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Asian Defence Review 2012 by Air Commodore Jasjit Singh Pdf

With the shift of global power from West to East, we have entered the era of an Asia-centred century. The rise of China and India, the recovery and resurgence of Russia on one side and Japan on the other, and the nature of the international order are leading to enormous changes. These transformational changes in the military, economic and political dynamics of Asia are accelerating with the passage of time. Historically, changes in the international order and equations of power among national have been almost inevitably accompanied by conflicts and wars. The challenge ahead of the international community in general and Asian countries in particular would be how to ensure that this is avoided, and competition, so necessary to shaping the future, is managed below the levels of armed conflict. This is crucial for most countries like India so that their comprehensive national development can progress without adverse developments. In order towork toward such goals, it is necessary to look at security and military-related issues as objectively as possible. This volume, a resource base for the professional and the general reader, is the sixth in the series of the annual publication of the Centre for Air Power Studies under this title, which aims to fill a critical information and knowledge gap in current strategic literature dealing with military strategy, defence politics and trends in military capabilities that impact countries in Asia. In particular, it covers some of the important areas that affect Asian countries, with a focus on China, India and Pakistan, to provide the requisite regional balance.

Author : N. S. Sisodia,Ashok K. Behuria
Publisher : Academic Foundation
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : India
ISBN : 8171886264

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West Asia in Turmoil by N. S. Sisodia,Ashok K. Behuria Pdf

Papers presented at the International Conference on Changing Security Dynamics In West Asia : Implications for the Post -9/11 International Systemic, held at New Delhi during 30th January to 1st February 2006.

Author : Rotem Kowner,Yoram Evron,P.R. Kumaraswamy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000968804

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East-West Asia Relations in the 21st Century by Rotem Kowner,Yoram Evron,P.R. Kumaraswamy Pdf

This book examines the changing relations between the Asian part of the Middle East and the rest of the continent during the 21st century. Written by leading experts, this ground-breaking volume utilizes a comprehensive and multi-dimensional perspective to offer a novel and unique outlook on the evolving shape of East-West Asia relations and their global impact. Critically, it demonstrates that the intensification and diversification of East-West Asia relations since the 1990s have altered them from a set of separated bilateral ties into complex interregional relations. The book presents a nuanced, comparative look at Asian countries’ responses to global developments, and China’s rise in particular, and offers a new perspective on the very concept of Asia itself. It will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners working in the fields of International Relations, Asian Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies.

Author : Rajendra M. Abhyankar
Publisher : Academic Foundation
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 8171886167

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West Asia and the Region by Rajendra M. Abhyankar Pdf

Contributed articles presented at the National Conference on "West Asia and the Region: Defining India's Role" held at the Centre for West Asian Studies on Aug. 21-22, 2006.

Author : Chung Min Lee
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780870033131

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Fault Lines in a Rising Asia by Chung Min Lee Pdf

Asia has already risen by most hard-power measures. But without an understanding of the downsides of Asia’s rise, the conventional narrative is incomplete, misleading, and inaccurate. Chung Min Lee explores the fundamental dichotomy that defines contemporary Asia. While the region has been an unparalleled economic success, it is also home to some of the world’s most dangerous, diverse, and divisive challenges. Contrary to prevailing wisdom, he says, Asia’s rise doesn’t mean the demise of the West. Asia’s rise over the past four decades is one of the most significant geopolitical and geoeconomic developments in world affairs as evinced by China’s, and more recently, India’s, accelerated economic growth. Yet the conventional narrative of Asia’s rise is incomplete, if not misleading, given the fundamental dichotomy that defines contemporary Asia: a region with unparalleled economic success but also home to the world’s most dangerous, diverse, and divisive security, military, and political challenges. How the strategically consequential Asian states manage to ameliorate or even overcome traditional geopolitical tinderboxes across the Taiwan Strait, the Korean Peninsula, and the Indian subcontinent and new zones of strategic competition such as the South China Sea is to going to have a profound impact on the shaping of regional order well into the 21st century.

Author : Angelo Rasanayagam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857710062

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Afghanistan by Angelo Rasanayagam Pdf

Since September 11th, 2001, Afghanistan has dominated the news, as it did for a long time during the Soviet occupation two decades ago, and long before, when, in the 19th and early 20th century, its mountain ranges formed the backdrop to the Great Game. In the Western imagination it is one of the most romantic, as well as harsh, beautiful and dangerous places on earth. Squeezed as it is between four empires – Russia, China, India and Persia – its tortured history provides and extraordinary glimpse into the patterns of world movements. Today Afghanistan sits at the pivotal point of a region where a new Great Game is taking shape for the War on Terror and control of the oil-rich steppes of Central Asia. Angelo Rasanayagam's magisterial work – the fruit of personal experience as well as years of scholarship – is the first major history of modern Afghanistan. It traces the country's development from the accession of Abdul Rahman Khan, the 'Iron Amir' in the 1889, right up to the demise of the Taliban under US bombing over the winter of 2001, and the search for a new state structure in 2002. Of vital importance for understanding the country's current crisis, it will be essential reading for historians, policy makers, journalists, students, and all those interested in the state of the world today. “well-written, succinct, accessible, analytical, objective and balanced – this is one of the best introductions to the history of modern Afghanistan available to the general public.” Baqer Moin, Head of the Persian Service, BBC. “Excellent – a veritable textbook, and a reference source for anyone interested in Afghanistan” Dr. Thomas Withington, Jane's Intelligence Review and King's College, London. “Rasanayagam's work connects a difficult past with a difficult present in order to extract necessary lessons for the future. He presents a complex history, which will be understood by the general reader, drawing attention to a large range of issues in the contemporary world.” Zahir Tanin, Producer for the Eurasian Region, BBC

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : South Asia
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070235564

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Asia, Southern by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tabassum Firdous
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 8178350793

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Central Asia, Security, and Strategic Imperatives by Tabassum Firdous Pdf

The present study offers an assessment of security concerns in Central Asia after the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991. It deals with the transition period for the five Central Asian States from the communist system to a democratic and pluralistic one. Essentially, the focus of the writer is on bilateral, multilateral and international commitments of these States to ensure peace and security in the region. The withdrawal of nuclear warheads from Kazakhstan, collective security formula, bilateral agreements and the role of the big powers all make an interesting study. The author has discussed these concerns in the context of the stance of neighbouring States vis-a-vis Central Asia. Economic interests also figure wherever necessary. This work is highly useful to those who would like to concentrate on any aspect of history in Central Asia and adjoining regions in the post-Soviet period.

Author : Ali Banuazizi,Myron Weiner
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 0253209188

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The New Geopolitics of Central Asia and Its Borderlands by Ali Banuazizi,Myron Weiner Pdf

This book focuses on the newly independent Muslim republics of the former Soviet Union in Central Asia, especially Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan. It examines the recent economic and political developments in these states with reference to the lingering legacy of Tsarist Russian and Soviet rule, the resurgence of an Islamic political identity, the persistence of ethnic allegiances and rivalries, and the nascent democratic aspirations of their peoples.

Author : Julian W. Witherell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Catalogs, Union
ISBN : UOM:39015017699557

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The Republic of Turkey by Julian W. Witherell Pdf