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The Evolution of the Gulf: History and Theories Of a Complex Subregional System 海湾地区的演变：一个复杂次区域系统的历史与理论

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Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12733

Ruth Hanau Santini, Paolo Wulzer

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The Role of the Gulf in the Longue Durée Of China's Foreign Policy 海湾地区在中国长期外交政策中的作用

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12734

Enrico Fardella, Gangzheng She

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Iraq's Struggle to Contend With the Sino-US Rivalry 伊拉克与中美竞争的斗争

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-03-02 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12732

Amjed Rasheed

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Between the Superpowers: Gulf States and Israel Navigate the New Mideast Dynamics 超级大国之间：海湾国家和以色列驾驭中东新动态

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12731

Gedaliah Afterman, Dominika Urhová

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Shifting Sands: US Gulf Policy Recalibrates As China's Regional Ambitions Grow 风云变幻：中国地区野心膨胀，美国海湾政策重新调整

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12726

Rachel Moreland

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The Persian Gulf's Transition From American Unipolarity 波斯湾从美国单极化的过渡

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12725

Andrea Ghiselli, Anoushiravan Ehteshami

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Lives Between the Lines: A Journey in Search of the Lost Levant By Michael Vatikiotis. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2022. 304 pages. $17.99, paper. 字里行间的生活：寻找失落的黎凡特之旅》，MichaelVatikiotis 著。Weidenfeld & Nicolson，2022 年。304 页。纸质版 17.99 美元。

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12729

Patrick N. Theros

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The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People By Walter Russell Mead. Knopf, 2022. 672 pages. $35, hardcover. We Are Not One: A History of America's Fight Over Israel By Eric Alterman. Basic Books, 2022. 512 pages. $35, hardcover. 盟约之弧：美国、以色列和犹太民族的命运》，沃尔特-拉塞尔-米德著。诺夫出版社，2022 年。 672页。35美元，精装。我们不是一个整体：美国为以色列而战的历史》（We Are Not One: A History of America's Fight Over Israel），埃里克-阿尔特曼（Eric Alterman）著。基础书籍，2022 年。 512 页。35美元，精装。

IF 0.5 4区社会学

Middle East Policy Pub Date : 2024-02-17 DOI: 10.1111/mepo.12728

Michael Rubner

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Iran's Strategies in Response To Changes in US‐China Relations 伊朗应对中美关系变化的战略