{"product_id":"irans-look-east-policy-new-directions-hardback-9781501784538","title":"Iran's Look East Policy; New Directions (Hardback) 9781501784538","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIran's Look East Policy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNew Directions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMehran Kamrava (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501784538\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 January 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages, 9 Charts\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIran's Look East Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the first systematic analysis of the causes, manifestations, and consequences of Iran's \"Look East\" policy and Iranian relations with countries as diverse as Russia, China, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, the Central Asian states, and the South Caucasus.\u003c\/b\u003e Edited by Mehran Kamrava, the essays in the book are framed around several recent \"Look East\" developments. The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with China had that country pledging to invest some $400 billion in Iran in return for the purchase of Iranian oil at heavily discounted prices. Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a highly publicized state visit to Iran. In 2023, Iran gained admittance into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. This was followed by the announcement of Iran's admission into the BRICS group. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKamrava and the contributors to\u003ci\u003e Iran's Look East Policy\u003c\/i\u003e examine the broader global import of changes in Iranian foreign policy as they relate to debates regarding regionalism, the potential ascendance of the East, and military, technological, and scientific cooperation among non-Western actors and powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, Mehran Kamrava\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIran Looks East: Context, Causes, and Consequences, Mehran Kamrava\u003cbr\u003ePart I Sanctions, Regionalism, and Risks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSanctions, Complexity, and Uncertainty in Iran's Eastward Trade, Karim Eslamloueyan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSanctions, the Look East Policy, and Economic Performance in Iran, Zahra Karimi Moughari\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegional Multilateralism and Iran's \"Look East\" Policy Under Raisi: Recontextualization of India–Iran Relations, Deepika Saraswat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCounterbalancing the West: The Risks of Iran's Eastern Policy, Mahmood Monshipouri and Javad Heiran-Nia\u003cbr\u003ePart II Iran–China Relations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIran's Pivot Toward China: Neoclassical Realist Perspectives, Niloufar Baghernia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe China–Iran Twenty-Five-Year Agreement and the Strategic Rebalance of the Persian Gulf, Degang Sun and Sarvenaz Khanmohammadi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina's Response to Iran's Look East Policy: An Explanation of the Partner–Community Framework, Jianwei Han\u003cbr\u003ePart III Iran–Russia Relations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Risk-Seeking Iran: Explaining Iran's Military Support for Russia in the Ukraine War, Mazaher Koruzhde and Eric Lob\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Defense Sector and Foreign Policy Decisions: The Case of Iran's Policy Toward Russia, Abdolrasool Divsallar\u003cbr\u003ePart IV Iran's Relations with Central Asia and the South Caucasus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIran and the South Caucasus, Gawdat Bahgat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConflicts Along Iran's Northern Corridors: Implications for National Security, Regional Order, and the Look East Policy, Banafsheh Keynoush\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIran–Turkmenistan Relations: Geostrategic Dynamics Under the New Regional Order, Hessam Habibi Doroh\u003cbr\u003ePart V Iran's Relations with Malaysia and Indonesia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsistency Through Instability: Malaysian–Iranian Relations, Rowena Abdul Razak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking Beyond Beijing: Iranian Overtures to Indonesia, Fred H. Lawson\u003cbr\u003ePart VI Iran and a New World Order?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIran's Look East Policy and the Emerging New World Order, Diana Galeeva\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52610566816024,"sku":"9781501784538","price":86.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/irans-look-east-policy-new-directions-hardback-9781501784538","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}