East Asia and Iran Sanctions

Shirzad Azad is an independent scholar with a doctorate in International Relations. He has studied and taught in Japan, South Korea (ROK), and China for roughly a decade. This is his eighth scholarly book.

• Chapter 1: The sweep of Iran sanctions: Its essence and Eastern entanglement.- Chapter 2: Sanctions reverberate: Stoking up political allegiance.- Chapter 3: Targeting the lifeline: Oil and energy security in trouble Chapter 4: In other party’s terms: Frozen oil funds.- Chapter 5: Clogged up: The world of non-oil banking and credit matters.- Chapter 6: The minefield for moneymakers: Investment in a fluctuating land.- Chapter 7: Tipped to profit: The non-stop gravy train of trade.- Chapter 8: Not impervious to pressure: Teetering technology transfer.- Chapter 9: Arms embargoes: Military and security adjustment.- Chapter 10: Cracks in the ivory tower: Academic and cultural repercussions.- Chapter 11: Looking East or looking elsewhere: Fault lines of international orientation.- Chapter 12: The empire strikes back: Smuggling and bypassing sanctions.- Chapter 13: The West and the East on the lookout: Tracking a tangled web of sanctions-busting.- Chapter 14: Iran and East Asia in retrospective and prospective: The staying power of sanctions.