LEADER 00000cam 2200661Ii 4500 001 on1153079517 003 OCoLC 005 20210115100828.4 006 m d 007 cr ||||||||||| 008 200509s2020 gw o 000 0 eng d 020 9783959940733|qelectronic book 020 3959940734|qelectronic book 020 |z9783959940740 020 |z3959940742 035 (OCoLC)1153079517|z(OCoLC)1153070024 040 EBLCP|beng|erda|cEBLCP|dJSTOR|dEBLCP|dYDXIT|dOCLCO|dOCLCF |dYDX 049 MAIN 050 4 JZ6009.M628|bS86 2020 082 04 355.033056|223 100 1 Sun, Degang,|d1977-|eauthor. 245 10 Diplomacy of Quasi-Alliances in the Middle East : |bTranslated from the Chinese /|cby Jinan Wang, with a Foreword by Tim Niblock. 264 1 Berlin :|bGerlach Press,|c2020. 300 1 online resource (339 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 490 1 Middle Eastern Studies 500 English 505 0 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 505 8 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 505 8 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 505 8 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 505 8 9 Brothers Indeed: Iran-Syria Quasi-Alliance Since 1979 -- Dynamics of the Iran-Syria Quasi-Alliance Formation -- Management of the Iran-Syria Quasi-Alliance -- Efficacy of the Iran-Syria Quasi-Alliance -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Quasi-Alliance Theory in Diplomatic Strategy -- Quasi- Alliance Practice in the 21st Century -- China's "Quasi- Alliance Diplomacy" in the New Era? -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chinese -- 1. Chinese Books -- 2. Chinese Articles 650 0 National security|zMiddle East. 650 0 Alliances. 650 0 Policy sciences|zMiddle East. 700 1 Zhang, Dandan. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aSun, Degang|tDiplomacy of Quasi- Alliances in the Middle East : Translated from the Chinese by Jinan Wang. with a Foreword by Tim Niblock|dBerlin : Gerlach Press,c2020|z9783959940740 830 0 Middle East. 856 40 |uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv10vm0pb 921 . 936 JSTOR-D-2020/21