... global context seek to navigate their own path, without necessarily considering the opinions of major partners if they do not face an immediate threat. The largest among these countries, India, has often pursued policies that have raised concerns among China and even Russia. Nevertheless, the Indian government has not taken any steps to align itself formally with the United States or Europe through alliances. Instead, it remains confident in participating in the BRICS alliance, which is viewed as a potential alternative ...
... rhetoric, command and obedience — these are relics from the old world order. The new one will not work like this. Living multipolarity means always staying close and creating diplomacy and peace-binding measures.
Who is actually isolated?
New players, China, Russia and the BRICS states are on the world stage and are powerfully heralding the end of US hegemony, and with it the end of the dominance of the so-called “democratic Western world.”
On the currency front, too, more and more countries, especially ...
... strategic stability between all nine powers will require enormous efforts and the formation of a fundamentally new world order model, but it (strategic stability in the broad, i.e. real sense of the word) is quite realistic between pairs of states (Russia-China, the US-India, etc.). For Russia, only three of the other eight nuclear powers - the US, Britain and France - remain problematic.
Arms control is dead and will not be revived!
As far as arms control in the classical form of the Soviet/Russian-American ...
... Russia’s Kazan, the group will for the first time include the leaders of Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Another major Eurasian institution is the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which began as a forum for China, Russia, and the Central Asian states, but now includes also India, Pakistan, and Iran, with Belarus to be admitted soon. A number of other Eurasian countries, from Turkey to Thailand and from the Malpes to Mongolia, have voiced their intention to join ...
... Investment
and many European States decided to abandon the Belt and Road Initiative. With this in mind, Kazakhstan must never forget the reason for its success thus far: it is a resource- rich country that acts as a bridge between continents, connecting Europe, Russia and China, and in some ways—the world.
... makes their relations a huge and very complex topic. Neither country accepts subordination to anyone or to each other. China is unable to be a junior partner, and the same goes for Russia. Fyodor Lukyanov sat down with RIAC to describe the future of Russia–China engagement in the emerging world order.
Good afternoon, Fyodor Alexandrovich. Thank you very much for agreeing to an interview as we approach the 9
th
RIAC and CASS International Conference
Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era
. As the Editor-in-Chief ...
... context of having an alternative center of power in Asia to the United States (especially in view of the U.S. anti-China AUKUS initiative in the Asia-Pacific region), but this mission of the SCO has not become decisive for the Chinese leadership. Like Russia, China approaches security issues on the SCO platform more from the perspective of bilateral interaction. Beijing sees consensus in the Eurasian space as the elaboration of a common development strategy bolstered economically.
Third
, blurring the SCO’s ...
... for nonregional powers to play more prominent roles in and around Eurasia.
Andrey Kortunov:
Unpacking GCI: China’s Strategic Vision Comes of Age
Can Moscow make a meaningful contribution to an improvement in China-India relations? The trilateral Russia-India-China (RIC) format has existed for more than 20 years, but it has been gradually overshadowed by BRICS and the SCO. However, maybe the time has come to put more emphasis on RIC.
For instance, Moscow could offer Beijing and New Delhi joint trilateral development,...
... the parties discussed the prospects for expanding cooperation between the think tanks, as well as topical issues of Russian-Chinese relations and global agenda.
The meeting took place ahead of the 9
th
International Conference of RIAC and CASS "Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era".
Andrey Kortunov, Academic Director from Russian International Affairs Council spoke to CGTN Europe on Putin’s visit to China.
Andrey Kortunov, Academic Director from Russian International Affairs Council spoke to CGTN Europe on Putin’s visit to China.
