Guy Burton: China and Middle East Conflicts. Responding to War and Rivalry from the Cold War to Present (Series: Rethinking Asia and International Relations). London und New York: Routledge, 2020, 265 Seiten

This dossier addresses some of the lesser-explored historical legacies of the Cold War by delving into the newly emerging landscape of Middle East-Latin American relations of this period. Informing this investigation of geopolitical power and concomitant South-South dialogues that coalesced as part of that Cold War reality, the dossier brings together work that not only transgresses the typical boundaries between area studies of these regions but also pushes for a departure from the way in which Middle East-Latin American relations have often been relegated to and siloed within specific subfields of historical consideration, such as the study of the migration of Arabic-speaking peoples or the field of international relations. The dossier takes advantage of the ability to present several distinctive case studies in order to raise a challenge to historians of this period to broaden their contextualization of the relations between the two regions and to reposition Middle East-Latin American ties within a more complex historical framework of interaction and exchange.

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4. The Middle East Since the Cold War: Movement without Progress

International Relations of the Middle East ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198809425.003.0004 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 80-104

Author(s):

Bahgat Korany

Keyword(s):

Cold War ◽

Middle East ◽

International Relations ◽

Security Patterns ◽

Post Cold War ◽

Security Issues ◽

The Past ◽

Cold War Era ◽

Arab Israeli Conflict ◽

The Cold War

This chapter focuses on the Middle East during the post-Cold-War era. It introduces some the key themes that have come to dominate contemporary international relations of the Middle East: oil; new and old conflicts; the impacts of globalization; and religio-politics. In considering the major security patterns and trends in the Middle East, one finds a number of enduring issues, such as the Arab–Israeli conflict and border disputes. At the same time, one can see elements of change, both within these conflicts and with the emergence of recent threats, such as Iranian nuclearization, with profound consequences for regional alliance structures. As old and new security issues mingle in the geopolitical order, events of the past few years reflect a region dominated by conflict clusters. It is no surprise then that the Middle East remains a highly militarized region.

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American Exceptionalism and US Foreign Policy: Public Diplomacy at the End of the Cold War. By Siobhàn McEvoy-Levy. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 256p. $75.00.

American Political Science Review ◽

10.1017/s0003055402270379 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 96 (3) ◽

pp. 693-694

Author(s):

Francis A. Beer

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

Cold War ◽

Public Relations ◽

International Relations ◽

Public Diplomacy ◽

American Exceptionalism ◽

International Communication ◽

Us Foreign Policy ◽

The Cold War

Public diplomacy, or foreign policy rhetoric, is an increasingly important dimension of international relations. As modern media extend their global reach, they bring national foreign policy actions out of the diplomatic closet into full public view. Public relations experts market foreign policy as they do other products and services. Foreign policy marketing uses rhetoric strategically to legitimize national actions, mobilize support from allies, and counter the propaganda efforts of opponents. McEvoy-Levy's work contributes to the growing literature of such modern international communication.

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