... optimal balance of allies and rivals will be able to conserve resources, and if confrontation is inevitable, will be able to withstand it, emerge victorious, and make use of the results of victory.
Ivan Timofeev:
Trump or Harris: Does it Matter for China?
The current state of international relations demonstrates a steady tendency towards the multiplication of deterrence tasks among the three key global centres of military power—the United States, China and Russia. Each of them has an increasing ...
On September 4, 2024, an independent Indian journalist and writer, Shastri Ramachandaran, presented his new book “Beyond Binaries: The World of India and China (2008–2022)” at the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)
On September 4, 2024, an independent Indian journalist and writer, Shastri Ramachandaran, presented his new book “
Beyond Binaries: The World of India and China (2008–2022)
...
... (although the author of these lines has privately expressed this view for many years).
The North initially hoped to complete the unsuccessful “campaign to liberate the South” that started in 1950 (and nearly ended in complete disaster, were it not for China’s intervention). Yet by the 1970s, amid détente between the United States and North Korea’s “patrons”—the Soviet Union and China—Pyongyang came to understand that its hopes of defeating a stronger South Korea, heavily backed by the ...
... marked by a complex interplay of alliances and rivalries, the two countries have now found common ground, particularly in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Ukraine crisis and shifting power dynamics in regions like the South China Sea and the Middle East. This convergence of interests, coupled with the influence of their common ally, China, presents a unique opportunity for both nations to forge a robust partnership across multiple domains.
Convergence of interests and existing ...
... the 21st century, the whole idea of junior and senior partners looks outdated and even archaic. True international partnerships are based on mutual respect, empathy and a carefully calibrated balance of interests
When the current dynamics of Russia-China relations is discussed, the conversation often boils down to the concept of a "senior-junior partnership." A popular view—especially in the West—is that with more cooperation between the two nations, Russia is gradually, but inevitably,...
... significant military capacities of their own. The two Nordic nations can also boast of fat defense budgets that they are willing to contribute to NATO’s activities in the European North.
Anatasia Tolstukhina:
US Technology Policy amid Rivalry with China
Furthermore, the US defense contractors have received a golden shower that they had not seen in many decades. US European allies are currently dumping their old military hardware in Ukraine and are standing in line for the newest US made systems....
..., Donald Trump revealed his support for the increasing containment of the PRC. His anti-Chinese rhetoric was combined with very specific restrictive measures against Beijing. A number of new legal mechanisms have emerged that imply sanctions against China and are enshrined in both federal law and presidential decrees. In other words, the attack on Beijing was carried out both by the executive branch and by Congress. During the presidency of Joe Biden, anti-Chinese policy has been more moderate, but ...
In July-August, 2024 Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Synergia Foundation (Bangalore, India) and Grandview Institution (Beijing, China) held a series of work meeting to negotiate the architecture of a joint project, scheduled for 2024–2025
In July-August, 2024 Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Synergia Foundation (Bangalore, India) and Grandview Institution (Beijing,...
China is more than willing to contribute to regional stability and peace
On July 23, 2024, China successfully hosted and mediated the internal reconciliation of Palestine, where 14 Palestinian factions signed the Beijing Declaration. China’s role ...
Washington's desire to establish a dialog on arms control and risk reduction with Moscow and Beijing, albeit with each of them separately, looks very cynical
Relations between Russia and China today are stable and characterized by an elevated level of mutual trust. The rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing takes place against the backdrop of pressure from the United States and its allies at the regional and global levels. This competition,...
