Abstract
The twenty-first century’s Great Game is about the creation of a new Eurasia-centred world. It locks China, Russia, India, Japan, and Europe into what is an epic battle. The United States under President Donald J. Trump is a joker in the game as its foreign policy evolves in fits and starts. Middle Eastern rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran locked into a bitter battle for regional hegemony, are key players too.
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Notes
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Dorsey, J.M. (2019). Towards a New World Order. In: China and the Middle East. Global Political Transitions. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64355-7_2
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