Dear
all, 
For the
next week, (Week 9) you should read the following articles before the class:
GCC
·      China in Middle
East: Shifting Role and Interests By PAN Guang. 
·      Sean Foley. Seek Knowledge Even If It Takes You to China
(Via Washington) Saudi Arabia and China in the Twenty-First Century.
Sociology of Islam 4 (2016) 166-188.
·      Geoffrey F. Gresh.
The Gulf Looks East Sino-Arab Relations
in an Age of Instability. Sociology of Islam 4 (2016) 149-165
·      Manochehr Dorraj
and James English. The Dragon Nests: China’s Energy Engagement of the Middle
East. CHINA REPORT 49: 1 (2013): 43–67
Documentaries:
·       IISS
- Mahmood Abdulla: The Past, Present, and Future for GCC Investment in China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6P6o9jnrl8
IISS - A New Era of GCC Geo-Economic Opportunity with China and India
IISS - A New Era of GCC Geo-Economic Opportunity with China and India
This week, we will have five (5)
presentations. YOU SHOULD PREPARE POWER POINTS and EMAIL IT TO ME A DAY
BEFORE THE CLASS.
LOEUN CHHANY
·     
John W. Garver. China and Iran: An Emerging Partnership Post- Sanctions. MEI Policy
Focus 2016-3.
·     
Mohiaddin Mesbahi and Mohammad Homayounvash. China and the International
Non-Proliferation Regime: The Case of Iran. Sociology of Islam 4 (2016)
73-92
TATIANA GONCALVES MATIAS
·     
China and Iran: Economic, political, and
Military relations
Scott Harold and Alireza Nader. RAND, 2012. 
VOEURN VINICHHAI
·      YAO Kuangyi1. China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in the
Last Decade. Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (in Asia) Vol.
8, No. 4, 2014.
·      Guy Burton. Explaining Beijing’s Shift from Active to
Passive Engagement in Relation to the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Sociology of
Islam 4 (2016) 93-112.
MIRAS TOLEPBERGEN
·      Sean Foley. Seek Knowledge Even If It Takes You to China
(Via Washington) Saudi Arabia and China in the Twenty-First Century. Sociology
of Islam 4 (2016) 166-188.
·      Geoffrey F. Gresh.
The Gulf Looks East Sino-Arab Relations
in an Age of Instability. Sociology of Islam 4 (2016) 149-165
JESSICA GARCIA
·      Manochehr Dorraj and James English. The Dragon Nests:
China’s Energy Engagement of the Middle East. CHINA REPORT 49: 1 (2013): 43–67
·      China in Middle East: Shifting Role and Interests By
PAN Guang. 
NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE PRESENTATION: Please bring RECENT newspaper articles. Articles SHOULD
BE related with China and GCC. Other subjects will not be
accepted. PLEASE VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE YOUR ARTICLE IN THE CLASS!
I need a print copy (First page) of your article, and please include your full name on it.
I need a print copy (First page) of your article, and please include your full name on it.
QUIZ-3: You
will take your second quiz on Thursday
February 1st and the quiz covers the following chapters:
·     
YORAM EVRON. Israel’s Response to China’s Rise A
Dependent State’s Dilemma. Asian Survey, Vol. 56, Number 2, pp. 392–414. 2016. 
·     
Yiyi Chen. China’s
Relationship with Israel, Opportunities and Challenges: Perspectives from China.
Israel Studies, volume 17 number 3.
·     
Aron Shai. China and Israel Relations and Future
Prospects. ASPJ Africa & Francophonie - 2nd Quarter 2014. 
·     
Yoram
Evron. China’s diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East: the quest for a
great-power role in the region. International Relations 2017, Vol. 31(2)
125–144.
·      Sino-Turkish
Strategic Economic Relationship in New Era by Zhiqiang Zou.
·      
Altay
Atli. Turkey’s Foreign Policy Toward China: Analysis and Recommendations for
Improvement. Global Relations Forum Young Academics Program Policy Paper Series
No.3. http://www.gif.org.tr/Documents/YAc%20Makaleleri/turkeys-foreign-policy-towards-china-analysis-and-recommendations-for-improvement-dr-altay-atli.pdf  
·     
John W. Garver. China and Iran: An Emerging Partnership Post- Sanctions. MEI Policy
Focus 2016-3.
·     
China and Iran: Economic, political, and
Military relations. Scott Harold and Alireza Nader. RAND, 2012.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best to all,
Tugrul Keskin
