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Mostafa Ebrahim

The Middle East at The Crossroads

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Contested Hegemony - American Structural Power and Chinese Relational Influence

Mostafa Ebrahim

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English

Biteback Press
06 February 2026

Globalization; International relations; Warfare & defence

Series: Political Reviews

Serving as the third volume in the ""Political Reviews"" series, the ""Middle East at the Crossroads: Contested Hegemony - American Structural Power and Chinese Relational Influence"" provides a rigorous examination of the systemic transition currently reshaping regional geopolitics. As the era of undisputed unipolarity wanes, the Middle East has emerged as a primary theater of competition between established American structural power and nascent Chinese relational influence.

This volume introduces a sophisticated analytical framework to decode the ""security-economy nexus"" that now governs regional foreign policy. It posits that while the United States maintains its role as the primary security guarantor through its control of global financial and military architectures (structural power), China has effectively embedded itself into the regional landscape through dense, multi-layered networks of trade, infrastructure, and technology (relational influence).

Through a series of detailed case studies, including the strategic entrepreneurship of the Gulf monarchies, Egypt's infrastructure-led economic pivot, and the sub-hegemonic aspirations of Iran and Türkiye, the book explores how regional actors navigate this increasingly bifurcated order. Rather than adhering to binary alliances, Middle Eastern states are adopting sophisticated strategies of ""strategic autonomy"" and ""multi-alignment,"" seeking to decouple their economic development from traditional security dependencies.

The Middle East at the Crossroads offers a timely synthesis of International Relations theory and empirical regional analysis. It is an essential resource for scholars, policymakers, and defense analysts seeking to understand the complexities of the 21st-century ""multiplex order"", a landscape where power is increasingly fragmented and contested across diverse domains of influence.

BiteBack Press

By: Mostafa Ebrahim
Imprint: Biteback Press
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9798233284199
Series: Political Reviews
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 06 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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