funded by the National Social Sciences Fund of China,‘Impacts of Islam on Contemporary International Relations’[grant no.21BZJ054];the program‘Evolution of Middle East Politics and Momentous Changes Unseen in a Century’[grant no.2020114046]of the Innovation Team of Shanghai International Studies University.
The Islamic sacred city Mecca is the destination of global Muslims’hajj activities.Saudi Arabia and countries with a large number of Muslims attach great importance to the special role of hajj in inter-national relat...
Djibouti,situated in the Horn of Africa,is one of the smallest coun-tries on the African continent.Arid,with scant natural resources and a high level of poverty,the country has assumed a position of strategic importan...
supported by the German Research Foundation(DFG,463159331);H2020 Marie Sklodowska‐Curie Actions,Grant/Award Number:101025388.
The rivalry between Iran and Israel has intensified over the past decades.Iran has continuously expanded its involvement across the region,which has led to a‘balance of terror’between the two countries.Various incid...
In the competition among the great powers as well as Middle Eastern regional actors the Horn,especially with its background of the Red Sea,has become the scene of two regional overlapping rivalries,namely between Saud...
India’s Horn of Africa(HoA)initiatives emerge from its evolving Africa policy,deeply rooted in historical ties,economic ventures,and global aspirations.In recent years,India has significantly inten-sified its engagem...
funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology of Portugal[DOI 10.54499/DL57/2016/CP1359/CT0044].
The Horn of Africa and the Persian Gulf have millennial relations characterised by mutual interaction and influences.However,from the Cold War period onwards,international relations scholars focus-ing on strategic and...
At present,the unstoppable rise of the Global South countries and their increasing strategic autonomy has become an important per-spective to understand the current world pattern and regional cooperation,and also brin...
Yemen is a traditional friendly country of China and an important partner of China in the Arabian Peninsula.As a result of the recur-ring conflicts in Yemen,its economic situation has been deterio-rating.China’s bila...
The conflict in Yemen,which has been going on for 8 years,has great repercussions for Yemen and the entire region.Yemen’s strategic position has made it a key player in a crucial area that influences energy supplies,...
the major procject of Key Research Inititute at University,Chinese Ministry of Education[2022JDPA002].
As the first Islamic sacred city,the health security of drinking water in Mecca has been highly concerned since ancient time.As a unique potable water resource of Mecca,the health security of Bir Zam Zam has aroused t...