The stakes feel high when the matter at hand involves assets worth trillions of dollars. It is no surprise, then, that sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and their investment behavior attract significant attention. SWF officials view these entities as critical policy tools. Many global business actors look toward SWFs to generate new opportunities. Some politicians fret about the prospects of foreign influence associated with these funds’ international profiles. Media outlets cover the prominent individuals steering SWFs and their high-profile investment activities. This book affords additional attention to SWFs by considering these investment vehicles within the broader context of Middle East and Asia relations. The resulting edited book offers views from leading scholars and practitioners on how SWFs can advance our understanding of the Middle East and Asia as well as the linkages between these two critical regions of the globe.