... This discussion unfolded with the active support of Europe, whose leaders until the end of the 2000s hoped to consolidate their association in order to rank among the leading participants in international life, equal in strength to the United States, China or Russia. In fact, it was Europe, its politicians and observers, that made the greatest contribution to the expansion of interpretations of what allows us to talk about a participant in international life as an independent pole. This gave them ...
... order, then there might be fewer risks for it. The Western allies could concentrate all their power on countering Moscow. But the spread of problems in other directions seriously complicates things. Resources have to be wasted not only on containing China, but also on putting out fires where they supposedly shouldn’t have broken out. With a high probability, Washington will be able to provide Israel with significant military and diplomatic assistance, limiting the next outbreak of conflict. But ...
... work together to drive it”. Those of us who took courses in Chinese history may recall that the first sentence is a direct quote from distinguished Chinese statesman and diplomat Li Hongzhang, who in 1872 warned the rulers of the Qing Empire that China had to start fundamental reforms in order to survive and to thrive in the emerging new world.
Back in March many observers considered Xi’s quote from the “Oriental Bismark” to be a rhetorical over exaggeration. Seven months later, when President ...
... the Foundation, Ex-Chairman of CITIC Group, visited the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
During the meeting with Council leadership, participants discussed the prospects for cooperation between the Foundation and RIAC, as well as Russia-China relations in the changing world order. The parties expressed interest in the development of joint research projects.
... power competition
1989 heralded a unique prospect for an enduring global peace, as harsh ideological divisions and conflicts began to be resolved. Now, three decades on, that peace has been lost. With war in Ukraine and increasing tensions between China, Russia, and the West, great power politics once again dominates the world stage. But could it have been different?
Richard Sakwa shows how the years before the first mass invasion of Ukraine represented a hiatus in conflict rather than a lasting ...
On September 28, 2023, Higher School of Economics hosted an annual international forum “Russia — China: Business in a Multipolar World
On September 28, 2023, Higher School of Economics hosted an annual international forum “Russia — China: Business in a Multipolar World”.
Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director General, spoke at the plenary session on ...
Another indicator of China’s containment in the field of high technologies is President Biden’s new Executive Order “On Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern”
The deterioration of US-China ...
The growing US-Japanese-South Korean military cooperation inevitably leads to stronger China-Russia-North Korea ties
The Russian-North Korean negotiations this month have provoked a lot of hype, particularly in the West. It is assumed by the West that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's trip might indicate a profound change in Moscow's ...
... Brief #47 / 2023
The Middle East has been clearly showing signs that is it changing. It would not be an overstatement to say that a lot of what is happening now would have been unthinkable just a couple of years ago.
The greatest of these changes is the China-mediated rapprochement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Given that these countries are regional “centers of power”, their new and improved relations may help reduce regional tensions in certain countries ...
The visit of the Brazilian President to China on April 14, 2023 sets new milestones in foreign policy and opens up new opportunities for strategic partnership between the two countries. The leaders of Brazil and China signed a series of agreements that will strengthen economic, trade and cultural ...
