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1 online resource (339 pages) |
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Middle Eastern Studies
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Middle East.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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English |
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Quasi-alliance refers to the ideation, mechanism and behavior of policy-makers to carry out security cooperation through informal political and security arrangements. As a ""gray zone"" between alliance and neutrality, quasi-alliance is a hidden national security statecraft. Based on declassified archives and secondary sources, this book probes the theory and practice of quasi-alliances in the Middle East. Four cases are chosen to test the hypotheses of quasi-alliance: Anglo-French-Israeli quasi-alliance during the Suez Canal War of 1956; US-Saudi quasi-alliance during the Johnson administrati |
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National security -- Middle East.
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Alliances.
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Policy sciences -- Middle East.
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Alliances |
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National security |
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Policy sciences |
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Middle East |
| Added Author |
Zhang, Dandan.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sun, Degang, 1977- Diplomacy of Quasi-Alliances in the Middle East. Berlin : Gerlach Press, 2020 9783959940733 |
| ISBN |
9783959940733 (electronic bk.) |
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3959940734 (electronic book) |
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9783959940740 |
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3959940742 |
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