... development and security. The emergence of a huge island state in North America would be a delightful experiment in the field of practical geopolitics. It provides serious grounds for thinking about the practical consequences of such changes for Russia and Eurasia.
In fact, the idea of Greenland, Canada and another region nearby joining the USA does not seem so bad or illogical. First, because it reflects, in general, one of the principal geopolitical ideas of our time. Its essence is that formal statehood is not sufficient to have the right to it. The second half of the 20
th
century was ...
... are of a strategic nature, they are united by a common vision of a just international order, in which there will be no place for the dominance of a narrow group of states. Russia and China are jointly responsible for the stability of a huge part of Eurasia.
Bilateral trade and economic relations are developing with the understanding that at some point Russia and China will indeed have to complement each other; as Chinese authors put it, “stand back to back” and jointly resist the attempts of ...
... period when international environment and increasing global confrontation significantly influenced Moscow— Beijing relations. The authors of the report concentrate on how recent international events influence Russia’s and China’s positions in Eurasia, the prospects of and conditions for the regional development. The report also traditionally looks into main achievements and difficulties of the bilateral agenda.
Authors:
From Russia:
Kirill Babaev, Dr. of Philological Studies (Head); Аndrey ...
... this, and their sovereign future is in question. In some cases (Georgia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) their geopolitical position contributes to the gradual strengthening of their sovereignty. These republics behave adequately to the power composition of Eurasia because they know how to look at the map. Although in the case of Georgia, the development of this skill does not take place without the help of Russia.
As a result of these waves of sovereignisation, more and more countries have emerged in the ...
... state” forces behind them—evidently realized the strategic wisdom of Trump’s grand vision of repairing relations with Russia so that the U.S. can concentrate more fully on “containing” China. This is not due to any newfound appreciation of the Eurasian great power, which many of them still hate with a passion on account of its pragmatic dealings with Trump and
implementation of conservative policies
that contradict the much more liberal approach preferred by American elites, but due to simple ...
... what Brazil wanted from MERCOSUR in the 1990s: entry to Washington-proposed FTAA on better terms for itself and its neighbours, the
Greater Europ
being Russia’s FTAA.
While Brazil’s manoeuvres in South America were reluctantly tolerated, in the Eurasian context, the USA and the EU did not want to see Russia even as a submissive center of power talking to them on behalf of a handful of small states. To enter Europe, each country had to pass the EU’s
purgatory
to comply with EU demands on EU terms. For this, the ...
... case with Russia and China today. Their partnership is not directed against any third countries; the relationship between Moscow and Beijing has its own driving forces and its own logic. Likewise, this partnership has nothing to do with ‘dividing Eurasia’; it does not create any threats or challenges to neighboring states.
Second, traditional relations between major powers implied sophisticated bilateral or multilateral balancing mechanisms. Russia and China do not balance each other, but rather ...
... leading Chinese and foreign experts on international affairs.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, traditionally represented Russia at the event. In 2018 the topic of the «North Pavilion Dialogue» was defined as «2018: Geostrategic Competition in Eurasia and China-the US Relations».
... force capabilities.
The main weakness of the American vision is, in our opinion, its precarious economic foundation. The US refusal to participate in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) seriously restricts America’s ability to comprehensively implement ... ... Indo-Pacific vision and to see to China's economic containment. Considering that the number one priority for most countries of Eurasia is social and economic development, it can be concluded that without an economic dimension, the vision will be limited ...
... Caucasus if political institutions are weak or the political situation unfavourable, leading to risks of radicalization across Eurasia. Preventing this scenario from being realised is in the interest of all the region’s governments.
United States
... ... Afghanistan, US interests in the region are now focused on shoring up the Afghan government. The region is also important to the USA as a theatre in which to contain the economic influence of China and to block integration projects involving Russia. In addition,...
