Degang Sun
Navigating the Gulf’s Eastward Horizon: GCC-Asia Ties with China in a Shifting Global Order
Dr. Degang Sun is a Professor of Political Science at the Institute of International Studies, Director of Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. He was the Editor-in-Chief of Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis), Professor and Deputy Director of the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University, China. He was a visiting scholar at Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University (September 2018-September 2019), and Senior Associate Member at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, and an Academic Visitor to Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (2012-2013), Denver University (2007-2008), and Hong Kong University (2004-2005). His research interests are Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations; Great Powers’ Strategies in the Middle East; China’s Middle East Diplomacy.