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DOWNLOAD pdfExperts from Europe, the Middle East, and China were invited to come to Rome, at Treccani's headquarters, to present and discuss the position of the Gulf in Chinese and American foreign policy, as well as how the countries from that part of the world are adjusting their strategies to seize the opportunities, and limit the risks, created by the rising US-China rivalry. The papers that were presented during the event are part of a special issue that will be published in early 2024 in Middle East Policy, the most frequently cited journal on the Middle East region in the field of international affairs.
This event was part of the 17th edition of the TOChina Summer School.
"The Persian Gulf’s Transition Away from American Unipolarity," Andrea Ghiselli (Fudan University; ChinaMed Project); Anoush Ehteshami (Durham University)
"The Evolution of the Gulf: History and Theories of a Complex Sub-regional System," Ruth Hanau Santini (University of Naples "L'Orientale"); Paolo Wulzer (University of Naples "L'Orientale")
“At the Core of “New Intermediate Zones”: the Role of the Gulf in China’s Strategic Competition with the US," Enrico Fardella (University of Naples "L'Orientale"; John Cabot University; ChinaMed Project)
"‘Smart Competition’: A Recalibration of US Policy in the Persian Gulf," Rachel Moreland (Durham University)
"UAE’s Balancing Strategy Between the United States and China," Mohamed Bin Huwaidin (United Arab Emirates University
"Iraq's Foreign Policy and the US-China Rivalry," Amjed Rasheed (Lancaster University)
"Is China Shunning Iran as Moscow and Tehran Flock Together?" Sara Bazoobandi (German Institute for Global and Area Studies)
"Between the Superpowers: China’s Growing Role in the Middle East and The Response of the Gulf Powers and Israel," Gedaliah Afterman (Reichman University); Dominika Urhova (Tel Aviv University)
"Trends and Futures in Gulf and China Capital Circulations: A mini-Petroyuan System in the Making?" Mai Alfarhan (Kuwait University); Mohammed Al-Sudairi (Australia National University; King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies)
Chair: Enrico Fardella (University of Naples "L'Orientale"; John Cabot University; ChinaMed Project)
