China’s ‘Silky Involvement’ in the Eastern Mediterranean
A geopolitical upper hand for Greece and Cyprus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21208263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hayriye Kahveci (0000-0002-7401-3774, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus, Turkish, Republic of Northern Cyprus), Jiuzhou Duan (0000-0003-0793-9144, Tsinghua University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-81 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1944-8953 • E-ISSN: 1944-8961 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19448953.2022.2129320 |
| OpenAlex | W4303198193 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The paper argues that Chinese involvement in the Eastern Mediterranean is primarily motivated by increasing the country’s economic role within the region through Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The paper uses case study analysis methodology dwelling on the evolution and content of Chinese involvement in Greece and Cyprus. Primarily focusing of the nature of the Chinese investments in strategic sectors of the two cases in question the role that that China plays in Eastern Mediterranean is described as a ‘silky involvement’. China’s policy choices are also perceived to be an opportunity for Greece and Cyprus to combat the negative effects of 2007–2008 economic crises and to increase their geopolitical stronghold in the post-Cold War geopolitical environment of the Eastern Mediterranean
China · Cold war · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Geopolitics · Mediterranean climate · Political science · Politics · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |