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Experts are scrambling to explain why the U.S. prioritized containing Russia over China despite most prior indicators very strongly suggesting that it would prioritize the second scenario. U.S. President Joe ... ..., after it provoked a third round of civil war hostilities with Washington’s backing. The Russian leader also claimed that NATO clandestinely established military infrastructure in the former Soviet Republic for the purpose of carrying out a surprise ...
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As many as 46 countries and 115 observers participated in the Aman-19 naval exercises and around 11 navies, including Russia, China, U.S., U.K., Australia, Turkey, Italy, and Malaysia, participated with their warships. The event was attended by many dignitaries,... ... Pakistan, and other countries also participated in the exercise. The drills involved 46 nations, including the militaries from NATO countries, Russia, Iran, Ukraine, and even observers from Switzerland, Uzbekistan, and other states that do not have their ...
... discuss four topics of importance to U.S.-Russia relations: Arms Control, the U.S.-China Rivalry, the Arctic, and the Eastern Mediterranean. What follows is a summary... ... regimes should evolve to remain relevant and contain enhanced verification mechanisms, international security today is better served by imperfect arms control treaties than... ... set in motion by Russia’s enhanced military presence (and responsive measures by NATO) as well as China’s growing economic presence in the region. As U.S. and Russian...
Maintaining relations as a kind of “not fully formed union” has its benefits for both Russia and China
Russia–China military cooperation is gaining momentum. Since the start of the year, the sides have conducted naval exercises,... ... conditions.
This problem is largely viewed through the lens of the experience of the world’s most powerful alliance, namely, NATO. NATO is perceived as an example of a military alliance with the most strictly prescribed conditions. The first part of Article ...
... observers. Among them, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s attempt to explain to the US president-elect the importance of NATO, or the German defense minister’s remarks that NATO cannot be approached as a business. Do these seasoned officials ... ...
However, any military pressure by the Americans will push Moscow further towards military partnership with Beijing. Russia and China are unlikely to form a full-fledged military alliance. But this is not necessary for Washington to find itself faced with ...
