China's Marginal Involvement in the 2023 Iran-Saudi Arabia Reconciliation
Author/editor: Baghernia, N.
Year published: 2024
Publication type: Journal
The restoration of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia in March 2023 has been described as a landmark in China’s advancing engagement in Middle Eastern affairs. This article argues, however, that China’s role in the deal was minimal and that the main drivers of the agreement were…
The Past, Present, and Future of Gulf Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments in China
Author/editor: Alfarhan, M & Alsudairi, M 2024.
Year published: 2024
Publication type: Journal
This article explores sovereign wealth fund investments by Gulf Cooperation Council member states in China's equity market. Using data from Chinese stock exchanges, we analyze patterns of shareholding over two decades, across different sectors and among distinct funds, and compare them to their non…
Forging an Anti-Bandung: Saudi Arabia and East Asia's Cold War
Author/editor: Alsudairi, M
Year published: 2023
Publication type: Journal
During the course of the Cold War, Saudi Arabia cultivated close relations with the anti-communist states of East Asia. This development, this article argues, was driven by the shared positional marginality experienced by these actors vis-à-vis the Third World bloc. Unable to participate in the…
Turkey’s Erdogan is facing re-election to hold onto power – can a divided opposition oust the strongman?
Author/editor: AlBostanji K.
Year published: 2023
Publication type: Other
Understanding the Protests in Iran: Similar Demands with New Features
Author/editor: Baghernia. N
Year published: 2023
Publication type: Other
China caught between a rock and a hard place on Ukraine
Author/editor: Guo, X
Year published: 2022
Publication type: Policy Insights: Special Series
Perceptions of China in Central Asia: Findings from an elite university in Bishkek
Author/editor: Rice, D
Year published: 2022
Publication type: Journal
China's growing involvement in Central Asia economically, culturally, politically and even militarily has been a contentious topic for people from the region. While some view China's involvement as offering Central Asian countries an opportunity for advancement, others view it in more negative ways…
Regional Implications of China-Iran Strategic Ties
Author/editor: Saleh, A
Year published: 2022
Publication type: Policy Insights: Special Series
Camera is My Weapon: The Discursive Development of Iranian Women and Cyber-Feminism
Author/editor: Malekpour, M.
Year published: 2021
The purpose of this study is to look at the major socio-political shifts and stages that Iranian women have experienced from the establishment of the 1907 Constitution until the recent 2018/2019 White Wednesday Campaigns, which saw women take to the streets and remove their hijab as a means of…
Colour Psychology and the Mise-en-scene of War and Motherhood in Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Mohsen Abdolvahab’s Gilaneh
Author/editor: Malekpour, M
Year published: 2021
The mother figure has been represented in Iranian cinema through a patriarchal lens, especially after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Although women had freedom in pre-revolutionary Iran, roles for women in film were still limited to stereo-typical characters. After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the…