%0 Journal Article
%T Implications of China¡¯s Belt and Road Initiative for Japan¡¯s Involvement in the Middle East
%A Yoram Evron
%J Contemporary Review of the Middle East
%@ 2349-0055
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/2347798918776712
%X In recent years, the ties between Asian powers and Middle Eastern countries have grown significantly, and the consequence of this development is a gradual spin-off of intra-Asian political process to the Middle East. China¡¯s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provides an intriguing illustration of such a possible spin-off. Japan¡¯s response to BRI is mostly negative but less clear is the possible implications of the China¨CJapan confrontation over BRI for their interaction with the Middle East. Japan¡¯s responses to the BRI and China¡¯s perceptions thereof can expand the set of factors that shape the two Asian powers¡¯ involvement in that region
%K Japan
%K China
%K Middle East
%K one belt one road
%K new Silk Road
%K Belt and Road Initiative
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2347798918776712