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Can Sino-Russian Cooperation Last? Part II

BY PETER HARRIS Part I can be read here. Russia regards the five former Soviet Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan as part of its sphere of influence. So far, Russia has tolerated and benefited from Chinese initiatives in the region such as the aforementioned Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Belt and Road Initiative. However, China’s moves within the region are … Continue reading Can Sino-Russian Cooperation Last? Part II

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Can Sino-Russian Cooperation Last? Part I

BY PETER HARRIS Russia and China have never been so close in their relations as they are now. As affirmation of this deeper tie, in July 2023 around a dozen Russian and Chinese warships conducted naval exercises in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and in waters near Alaska. These had the double effect of demonstrating both nations’ commitment to being the hegemon within their … Continue reading Can Sino-Russian Cooperation Last? Part I

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Mother Russia Calls in Vain

BY EFFIE DEANS Everybody including me got everything wrong about the war in Ukraine. The Germans and the French thought it wasn’t going to happen right up until the moment that it did. The British and the Americans thought that the Ukrainians would be defeated within a week or so. The fear was that the Russians would then threaten Lithuania and Poland and that NATO … Continue reading Mother Russia Calls in Vain

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