Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: The Middle East Periphery 1. Turkey: Low-profile Diplomacy 2. Iran: From Tacit Cooperation to Open Hostility Part 2: East Asia 3. China and Taiwan: Between the Hammer and the Anvil 4. Japan: Overcoming the Arab Boycott 5. In the Shadow of the Korean Conflict Part 3: South-East Asia 6. Burma: From Honeymoon to Balanced Relationship 7. Singapore: Garrison States Connection 8. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia: Diplomacy in a Disputed Region 9. Thailand: Relations with an American Ally 10. The Philippines: Relations with a Former US Colony Part 4: South Asia 11. India: In the Shadow of Nonalignment 12. Sri Lanka: The Tacit Connection 13. Nepal: Between the Giants of Asia Part 5: The Muslim States of Asia 14. Pakistan: Between Pragmatism and Islam 15. Indonesia: Diplomacy in the Dark 16. Malaysia: A Diplomatic Blunder Part 6: The Caucasus and Central Asia 17. Israel and the Great Game in Asia. Conclusion

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Jacob Abadi