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China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative, Africa, and the Middle East

Feats, Freezes, and Failures

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Editors:
  1. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard

    1. Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations, Los Gatos, USA

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  • Supplies extensive information on the progress of China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative
  • Provides substantive research into Chinese investment and contracting activities in Africa and the Middle East
  • Fleshes out a richer picture of how Chinese ambitions might reshape the world

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Asia-Pacific Political Economy (PASTAPPE)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. China’s MSRI in Africa and the Middle East: Political Economic Realities Continue to Shape Results and Ramifications

    • Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
    Pages 1-51

  3. The Maritime Silk Road Initiative: Connecting Africa

    • Cliff Mboya
    Pages 53-80

  4. The Maritime Silk Road Initiative and Ethiopia: Transforming Policies, Institutions, and Politics in Expected and Unexpected Ways

    • Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Edson Ziso
    Pages 81-110

  5. Djibouti and Small State Agency in the Maritime Silk Road: The Domestic and International Foundations

    • David Styan
    Pages 111-136

  6. Tanzania in China’s MSRI: The “Chinese Dream” Awaits Alignment with the African One

    • Conrad John Masabo
    Pages 137-164

  7. Iran in China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative (MSRI): Bounded Progress and Bounded Promise

    • Manochehr Dorraj, Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
    Pages 165-197

  8. The Missing MSRI in Iraq: The Southern Opportunity

    • Jeffrey Payne
    Pages 199-225

  9. The Gulf Cooperation Council’s “Visions” of Maritime Silk Road Initiative Cooperation

    • Jonathan Fulton
    Pages 227-254

  10. Egypt in China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative: Relations Cannot Surmount Realities

    • Mordechai Chaziza
    Pages 255-283

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 285-291
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About this book

This book analyzes the progress of the MSRI, highlights the political and economic factors affecting its realization, and offers insights into the political and economic implications of China’s endeavor. It focuses specifically on countries within Africa and the Middle East to provide a basis for a substantive examination of these issues in a manner sensitive to the milieu in individual countries and relevant regions. It represents the final volume in a well-received series on China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative (MSRI), which, so far, includes books covering China’s MSRI and South Asia (Palgrave, 2018) and China’s MSRI and Southeast Asia (Palgrave, 2019). This book will interest scholars of China, international relations, and the relevant regions, journalists, and policymakers.





Reviews

“Clearly structured and fluently written, this volume stands as a pioneering work on China’s MSRI in Africa and MENA. … The detailed examinations of MSRI projects are well-suited for introductory overview while they also include direct policy implications that will certainly inspire observers and decision-makers.” (Hang Lin, Acta Via Serica, Vol. 7 (1), June, 2022)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations, Los Gatos, USA

    Jean-Marc F. Blanchard

About the editor

Jean-Marc F. Blanchard is Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (USA) and Distinguished Professor, School of Advanced International and Area Studies, East China Normal University (China). Two of his recent edited book publications relate to China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative. One is China’s Maritime Silk Road and Southeast Asia (Palgrave, 2019) and the other is China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative and South Asia (Palgrave, 2018). Dr. Blanchard has orchestrated three special issues on China’s MSRI in leading journals. Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Blanchard worked for the U.S. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the U.S. Resolution Trust Corporation, and Kelling, Northcross, & Nobriga.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: China’s Maritime Silk Road Initiative, Africa, and the Middle East

  • Book Subtitle: Feats, Freezes, and Failures

  • Editors: Jean-Marc F. Blanchard

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Asia-Pacific Political Economy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4013-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-33-4012-1Published: 01 December 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-33-4015-2Published: 02 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-33-4013-8Published: 30 November 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2662-7949

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-7957

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 291

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: International Relations, Foreign Policy

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