Taking (Another) Turn to the East: Making Sense of Russia’s Stance in the Asia-Pacific

... strengthening Moscow’s case. However, for these ambitions to be realized, one has to admit the mistakes made during the first “turn to the East”, which most of all suffered from lack of consistent actions, as the far-reaching plans have never been supported ... ... military one. In the ongoing developments, China, on its part, has been struggling to balance on a fine line between avoiding accusations of directly helping Russia and sticking to its commitment that a strategic partnership presupposes. On the conceptual ...