... Faso to Niger. Trade and economic cooperation are also expanding: since September 2023, several Russian private and state-owned companies have signed agreements with the AES countries in areas such as mining, industrial construction and others.
While Russia focuses primarily on food security (Moscow
shipped
50,000 tonnes of free grain to the Sahel in 2023) and developing the digital economy, China and Turkey are making inroads into energy production and mining precious and rare-earth metals. Moreover, Niger’s agreement to bring the extraction of these resources under the Confederation’s control reflects the trio’s willingness for deeper ...
In the 21st century, the whole idea of junior and senior partners looks outdated and even archaic.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,...
Policy Brief #51 / 2024
Policy Brief #51 / 2024
The Russian-Chinese “comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction of the new era” represent a key element of the emerging ... ... between these two truly sovereign states. Further confirming this dynamic was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on May 16–17, 2024.
Moscow and Beijing relations managed to move beyond historical grievances, political differences and ...
Can Moscow make a meaningful contribution to an improvement in China-India relations?
Obviously, the future of Eurasia largely depends on China and India. These two nations demonstrate remarkable ... ... continue to have, a profound impact on the Eurasian and worldwide international order.
Andrey Kortunov:
India-US Entente: A Russian Perspective
Nothing in their history should prevent these two Eurasian giants from working together for their own benefit ...
The trip is likely to be quite special and important
In mid-May Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will fly to China on an official state visit. A sceptic would say that this visit is not really a big deal: the Russian leader and his Chinese counterpart, Chairman Xi Jinping had bilateral meetings at least forty times since 2013, when Xi was first elected as Chairman ...
... direction has not stopped.
Second, while the focus of geopolitical confrontation between the West (the U.S. and its EU allies) and Russia has shifted from the Caucasus to the Middle East and Ukraine since 2014-2015, this region remains among the most turbulent ... ... significantly
differ
.
The change in the status quo also contributed to Iran’s notable invigoration. Two Eurasian giants, China and India, have also adopted a higher profile in the Caucasus. With the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine ...
... opinions on the current level of economic partnership between the two countries and projected how it could develop further as international economic relations are being reformatted. It was the second in a series of expert meetings aimed at elaborating Russia’s perspective on engagement with China.
The speakers included Igor Ivanov, RIAC President; Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Academic Director; Leonid Grigoryev, Academic Supervisor at the School of World Economy, HSE University; Ivan Danilin, Head of the Science and Innovation Department at IMEMO RAS; Artem Pylin, Head of the Sector of Bilateral Ties between Russia and Neighboring States at RAS Institute of Economics; Vladimir Likhachev, Deputy Director ...
... in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and other parts of the world are likely to continue. The short-term future of the global economy remains highly uncertain. Due to accelerating climate changes, threats of natural disasters are growing all over the planet.... ... the Taiwan island and many other places generate even more uncertainties. To sum up, there will be no shortage of topics that Russia and China could compare notes on in 2024.
The question, however, is whether 2024 turns out to be mostly a continuation of the bilateral ...
Russia and China as prominent spacefaring nations could contribute to the understanding of the space economy—space security nexus, utilizing existing levers to make space diplomats and space companies agree upon acting in a mutually beneficial, sustainable manner
When we talk about ‘space economy’, what comes up to our mind? The issue of its ...
RIAC, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Institute of International Studies at Fudan University Report #87 / 2023
RIAC, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Institute of International Studies at Fudan University Report ...
