Skip to content

Booksellers & Trade Customers: Sign up for online bulk buying at trade.atlanticbooks.com for wholesale discounts

Booksellers: Create Account on our B2B Portal for wholesale discounts

Diplomacy by Design: China's Belt and Road Initiative and the Reordering of the Middle East

by Asad Ullah
Save 17% Save 17%
Current price ₹14,364.00
Original price ₹17,237.00
Original price ₹17,237.00
Original price ₹17,237.00
(-17%)
₹14,364.00
Current price ₹14,364.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 18-21 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote
+91
Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9789819578757
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 402
  • Original Price: USD 139.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 661 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): World / Asian

This book offers a critical and original analysis of how China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is actively reshaping the geopolitical architecture of the Middle East. Far from being a neutral economic enterprise, the BRI is conceptualized here as a deliberate and strategic modality of power--what the book terms "diplomacy by design"--through which China is redrawing regional alignments, recalibrating state relations, and subtly displacing long-standing Western influence.
Drawing on case studies from key Middle Eastern states--including the Gulf monarchies, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and some part of the Levant--the book situates China's infrastructural diplomacy within the broader context of regional fragmentation, post-American recalibration, and the emergence of multipolar diplomacy. It engages critically with concepts such as sovereignty, strategic autonomy, and the infrastructure-security nexus, arguing that the BRI constitutes a new grammar of international engagement that departs from traditional Western models.

Asad Ullah is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University, China. His research delves into the complexities of Middle Eastern geopolitics, with a particular focus on regional security frameworks, energy politics, and the strategic interests of global powers in the region. Dr. Ullah's work critically examines the shifting balance of power in the Middle East, exploring the geopolitical implications of China's Belt and Road Initiative and the dynamics of conflict and cooperation among key state and non-state actors.

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us