Public Diplomacy between Asia and the Middle East

<p>This book considers how public diplomacy is employed as an instrument of statecraft by Middle Eastern and Asian governments to leverage soft power. Senior mid-career and junior scholars from academia and think tanks synthesise their expertise to deploy historical geopolitical and economic approaches in their analyses and observe how new practices of public diplomacy have been developed tested and applied in the two regions. Building and extending on the extant scholarship which remains mostly focused on East Asia it incorporates the Middle East not only as a recipient but also as a practitioner of public diplomacy. The thematic focus is underpinned by case studies of individual nation-states enabling analysis of concrete examples that shed light on the evolution of Asia-Middle East ties.</p><p>This volume is an essential reference for scholars and policymakers in the fields of international relations international political economy and area studies who seek to explore relations between these two geographical areas beyond traditional diplomacy.</p>