Prepare for the Worst and Strive for the Best. Russia’s and China’s Perceptions of Developments in International Security

... difficult to come to a mutually acceptable compromise. Zhao Huaheng: A Dangerous Gamble: The Russia-American Nuclear Game in the Ukraine Crisis Why did the end of the cold war lead to even greater regression in the international community? Andrey Kortunov: ... ... over last couple of decades the global balance of powers shifted in favor of non-Western nations, in particular, in favor of China. This critical shift had to be reflected in the international system, but the West, and the United States in particular,...