Biographical note: Brenda Shaffer served as Research Director of the Caspian Studies Program at Harvard University from 2000 to 2006. She currently teaches political science at the University of Haifa.

This research aims to identify how Saudi Arabian women attain their bargaining power and leadership in educational institutions in leadership positions, and identify the challenges and methodologies used to overcome issues faced by female leaders in higher education (HE) institutions. This study...

China is currently the world’s largest oil importer and is on track to becoming the biggest consumer of liquefied natural gas (LNG). This dependency is viewed as a strategic vulnerability, especially as China’s ties with the USA are worsening and Beijing has growing concerns about...

Chinese President Xi Jinping's 'One Belt, One Road' (OBOR) vision, heralded as an attempt to revive the pre-modern Silk Route, is intended to strengthen West Asia's economic links with China through ambitious infrastructural projects. Central to this are fast-track rail links, funded by the...

“Asia constitutes the hub of the transformation of global economic power today. The Gulf, itself part of Asia, is of increasing importance in this transformation. This book documents the growing interactions between the economies of the Gulf states and those of the rest of Asia. These...

Following the Tiananmen Square incident on 4th June 1989, the European Union (EU) launched a resolution to establish an arms embargo against China. However, the ties between the EU and China have grown closer over recent years because of the recent Chinese economic boom. The potential lifting of...