... project determines the need to create a new structure with different principles and foundations. First of all, the new structure should be based on the interaction of several players and not be reduced to the dominance of one of them, like the US role in NATO. In this sense, it is symbolic that consultations on the Eurasian security issues began precisely between Russia and China—two major powers and permanent members of the UN Security Council. Thus, the very first steps in creating a new structure are already taking place on the principles of dialogue and the distribution of responsibility, rather than in accordance ...
... Russia, the more inclusive interpretation, especially given the 2014-2023 trends, seems more palatable. But no matter how Ankara, Moscow and Tehran seek to shield themselves from external influence, it can hardly be contained. And it is not just about NATO. Both China and India are looking at the Caucasus with interest, and they have not yet deployed their resources there. So, this still lies ahead of us, but these factors should be taken into consideration today, just as the buildup of NATO activity.
Everyone ...
... conflict between Russia and Ukraine drags on. In response to France’s President Emmanuel Macron floating the idea of sending NATO troops to Ukraine, there has been a storm of indignation and a wave of disavowals of his divisive statement coming from other ... ... the conflict.
How do we resolve the crisis that has an impact on global strategic security? In early March 2024, during the China-Russia Dialogue 2024 in the city of Sanya, the Beijing Club for International Dialogue invited Andrey Kortunov, Academic ...
... It is separated from Asia to the south by the vast Islamic belt of Central Asia and Afghanistan, to the southeast by gigantic China, and to the northeast by traditionally hostile Japan.
Thus, the development of ties between Russia and the rest of Asia ... ... needs to develop ties with Asia, where only one state — Japan — occupies positions similar to the United States and its NATO allies. In 2022-2023, the scale of trade and economic relations between Russia and Asian countries has increased significantly,...
... be a theater of war and the European nations the biggest losers.
Armed to the teeth
This current Ukraine-Russia conflict, a NATO war against Russia, is, like all wars, bringing only misery and suffering. Even now there will be no winners, only losers.... ... gaining space and economic profit.
At $2,240 billion, global military spending reached a new high in 2022, up 3.7%. The US, China and Russia alone accounted for 56% of global military spending. On a year-on-year basis, military spending in Europe evinced ...
... as part of a trip to Vietnam, made a stop in Beijing for talks with Zhou Enlai, First Premier of the People’s Republic of China. This meeting of the heads of government of the two countries defused a dangerous crisis.
Elena Karnaukhova: Russia is going ... ... from the military. The escalation of the Ukrainian conflict continues. We cannot rule out a possibility of a direct clash with NATO. The political side of this step is to strengthen the deterrence potential of the enemy as missiles and aircraft from the ...
... cooperation programs have aroused strong concerns in the Asia-Pacific region. How do you comment on this move by the U.S.?
Sanakoev:
They are making a new NATO in the Asia-Pacific region. It's crazy of them. We even don't understand why mankind needs NATO. When they cannot answer this question, they are opening another project AUKUS in the Asia-Pacific region.
This is not the way of developing. The only way is through dialogue. That is the most important thing which is on the proposals of China in such initiatives as Global Development Initiative or the Global Security Initiative. Now we have a new initiative, Global Civilization Initiative. This is a very strong theory of Chinese President Xi Jinping about the shared future and all countries ...
... Collective West. Is current Western unity incidental or strategic? Is it transient or long-standing? How much do the interests of the major power centers of the Collective West diverge? How likely is this unity to extend to subsequent engagement with China as a major strategic adversary? What are the prospects for a significant number of states in the Global South to join the Western consensus? The author’s analysis aims to outline a possible interdisciplinary discussion that could provide answers ...
... 2010), and with the United States over the seabed delimitation near Alaska, cannot be ruled out either. In general, creating hotbeds of tension along the entire perimeter of Russia’s borders is compliant with NATO’s behavior patterns, so attempts by NATO member states to partially obstruct Russia’s access to the Arctic potential should be expected.
Snow Dragon
Zhao Huasheng:
China-Russian Strategic Partnership: From Continental to Marine
The position of some nations, having extensive interests in the Arctic, but lacking direct access to this region, remains a great unknown. China, for example, has
expressed its willingness
...
It is the “systemic rivalry” with China that is the strategic vector of NATO in the medium-term, supported by the provision on the principled development of the situation in the Indo-Pacific for the security of the Euro-Atlantic
In 2021, the NATO summit in Brussels was remembered for being the first face-to-face meeting ...
