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Introduction / Niv Horesh 1. - 1 Sino-American Crosscurrents in the Middle East: Perceptions and Realities / Yitzhak Shichor 5. - 2 An Alternative Partner to the West? China's Growing Relations with Turkey / Zan Tao 19. - 3 A New Eurasian Embrace: Turkey Pivots East While China Marches West / Christina Lin 30. - 4 The Perception of the 2009 Ürümqi Conflict across the Islamic World / Robert R. Bianchi 48. - 5 China's Dual Diplomacy: Arab Iraq and the Kurdistan Region / Mohammed Shareef 69. - 6 An Analysis of the Evolution of Sino-Egyptian Economic Relations / Yasser M. Gadallah 94. - 7 Chinese and US Energy Policy in the Middle East / Gawdat Bahgat 115. - 8 Does Likud Have a "Look East" Option? / Niv Horesh 125. - 9 China and the Gulf Co-operation Council: The Rebound Relationship / Neil Quilliam 148. - 10 Chinese Policy in the Middle East in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings / Michael Singh 162. - 11 China and Iran: Expanding Cooperation under Conditions of US Domination / John W. Garver 180. - 12 The Future of Sino-Iran Relations / Manochehr Dorraj 206. - Conclusion: China's Growing Presence in the Middle East / Niv Horesh and Ruike Xu 216

- Dr. Gawdat G. Bahgat: Nuclear Arms Race in the Middle East: A Myth or a Reality?, S. 1-10. - Dr. Mustafa Kibaroglu & Baris Caglar: Nuclear Energy Development and Proliferation Concernsin the Middle EastS. 11ff. - Prof. Dr. Harald Müller: Nukleare Weiterverbreitung im Nahen und Mittleren Osten -Im Auge des Sturms? S. 19ff. - Prof. Dr. Anoushiravan Ehteshami: Iran's Nuclear Program as an International Concern S. 28ff. - Dr. Karsten J. Frey: Why Rebel? Iran and the Future of the InternationalNonproliferation Regime S. 36ff

1. Introduction: Energy Security in the Gulf / Gawdat Bahgat 1. - 2. Implications of the Emerging Energy Scenario in the Gulf: Towards a Gulf-Asia Strategic Partnership / Talmiz Ahmad 7. - 3. Political Detente and Economic Tensions / Ostein Noreng 34. - 4. Prospects for Nuclear Power in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Ali Ahmad and M. V. Ramana 55. - 5. The Energy Situation in the Middle East: Potential Threats to Oil Export Revenues in Gulf Countries / Yoshikazu Kobayashi 73. - 6. Saudi Arabia's Nuclear Energy Plan: Progress, Prospects and Politics / Sujata Ashwarya Cheema 93. - 7. Legal Matters Impacting the Oil and Gas Industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: Keeping Legal Reform and Regulatory Frameworks Current in a Changing Energy Landscape / Mary B. Ayad 124. - 8. The Potential Role of the Gulf Countries on Re-Shaping the Global Renewable Energy Landscape / Hanan Albuflasa 157. - 9. The Geopolitical Shift of Energy Supply and Demand: The Implications on the Middle Eastern Energy Suppliers / Sara Vakhshouri 171. - 10. Converting the Finite to Infinite: A Comparative Study for Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) / Dania Thafer 187

This book discusses the strategic naval moves of Russia in the Black Sea, Mediterranean regions and adjacent territories such as Europe and the Middle East. The authors argue that these moves indicate Russia's ambitions for geopolitical power have revived and what this could mean in the future.