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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