..., during the same period, the withdrawal of nuclear weapons of the former USSR from Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus to the territory of Russia took place, but this was a case of the most active cooperation between Moscow... ... political multipolarity is based on nuclear polycentrism. The bipolar system of the Cold War period was based on mutual deterrence and the threat of mutually assured destruction. The split between the USSR and the People’s Republic of China [in the late 1950s] logically led to the emergence of China’s own nuclear weapons...
It’s perhaps hard to believe now but – only eight years ago – Russia was a full member of the former G8. Since then, there have b... ... the divide between the West and the non-West. Following the 2014 Ukraine crisis, the G8 reverted to its previous G7 format; in the ... ... – if so far a proxy one.
Having tried, after the end of the Cold War, to become part of the new West, and having failed at ... ... militarily.
Even before the outbreak of the
“hybrid war,”
China had overtaken Germany not only as Russia’s principal trading ...
... stability in the Taiwan strait. As we emphasized in the joint Russia-China article, the U.S. initiative is an evident product of Cold War mentality, it will stoke up ideological confrontation and create new dividing lines. The U.S. understanding of democracy ... ..., despite differences in views on particular issues. That is why we urge to stop using "value-based diplomacy."
Do China-Russia contacts also include communication over the situation
on the border with Ukraine? The last time Beijing hosted the Olympics in 2008, a
war erupted between Russia and Georgia. Has Moscow offered any ...