| ID | 184398 |
| Title Proper | China–Iran Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: A Tale of two Regional Security Complexes |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fulton, Jonathan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP) has been described as a potentially disruptive alignment. This article analyses the impact of the CSP in two regional security complexes (RSCs): the Persian Gulf and South Asia. It finds that of the two RSCs, the China-Iran CSP has a greater likelihood of affecting the strategic landscape of the South Asian RSC as China seeks to contain India's power and influence. In the Persian Gulf, China's economically-motivated regional presence is supported by the maintenance of the status quo, and as a result the CSP is not likely to adversely affect that RSC. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Affairs Vol. 53, No.1; Mar 2022: p.145-163 |
| Journal Source | Asian Affairs Vol: 53 No 1 |
| Key Words | Iran ; Persian Gulf ; South Asia ; China ; India ; Regional Security Complex Theory ; Chabahar |