Why Should We Talk About the National Interest?

... what they actually want, because until recently Beijing had been rigidly orientated towards self-development at the expense of foreign policy ambitions. Today, international objectives are coming to the forefront. So, forecasting China's national interests as far as 15-20 years from now is hardly plausible. The PRC is working hard to build up its international ... ... the use of not just standard economic and military tools but also information assets. Both the outbreak and deepening of the Ukraine crisis are absolutely contrary to Russia's interests. Could you predict the outcome of the Ukraine crisis? Is there a ...