Chinese foreign policy and rapprochement with Iran: economic interdependence or shifting balance of power in the Middle East?

Authors

  • Bruno Hendler Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2178-8839.29918

Keywords:

Sino-iranian relations, power balancing, Chinese foreign policy,

Abstract

The article examines the Chinese foreign policy for Iran. Its hypothesis is based on China’s intention to use the growing Iranian regional influence as a tool for hard and soft balancing on US interests in the Middle East, accordingly to Robert Pape’s concept of balance of power.

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Author Biography

Bruno Hendler, Universidade de Brasília

Mestrando em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Published

2012-10-30

How to Cite

Hendler, B. (2012). Chinese foreign policy and rapprochement with Iran: economic interdependence or shifting balance of power in the Middle East?. Conjuntura Austral, 3(14), 33–47. https://doi.org/10.22456/2178-8839.29918

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RESEARCH

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