The gradual shift in the global economic order, which is becoming increasingly apparent over the last decade, has re-oriented the contours of the Gulf–Asia relations. The rise of Asia and the Gulf, itself a part of Asia, led to a shift and restructuring of the global economy. The Gulf “Look East” policy coincided with some Asian countries’ “Look West” policy. Will this global economic shift continue? Are current crises like the Covid-19 pandemic, the consequent fall in oil prices and the global economic downturn bound to alter this trajectory and interest between the Gulf region and Asia? To what extent will the US–China cold war affect this shift? What do all of these mean for the future Gulf–Asia relations?
Speakers
Professor Anoush Ehtesami
Professor of International Relations
Durham University
Dr Wu Bingbing
Deputy Director
Institute of Arab–Islamic Culture
Peking University
Dr Li-Chen Sim
Assistant Professor
Zayed University
Dr Shareefa Al-Adwani
Assistant Professor
American University of Kuwait
Dr Satoru Nakamura
Visiting Scholar
Gulf Research Center
Qatar University
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