... ultimately bureaucratic shadow.
Ivan Timofeev:
Eurasian Security Structure: From Idea to Practice
At the 9
th
International Conference of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) “
Russia and China: Cooperation in a New Era
,” the idea of indivisible security, which forms the conceptual and value core of both Russia’s flagship foreign policy
project
of building a Greater Eurasian Partnership and China’s fundamental foreign policy
project
...
For achieving its ambitious economic and social development goals, China needs a friendly and stable international environment
It would not be an overstatement to say that the communique of the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was closely followed by the whole ...
Policy Brief #52/2024
Policy Brief #52/2024
The role of Central Asian countries in regional and global political processes has increased significantly recently. Russia and China have contributed to this growth more than any other extra-regional player, diversifying their trade and economic ties with Central Asian countries, demonstrating an interest in strengthening their “sustainable security.” At the same time, the ...
... regional institutions and platforms - “brotherly cemeteries”, where individual opportunities are drowned in the need for everyone to come to a common average denominator.
Moreover, now these institutions have become an arena of confrontation between China and the United States, which are completely unrestricted in using them exclusively in the interests of their struggle. Previously, only Americans did this, which turned most regional venues into completely meaningless gatherings, like international ...
... strengthening humanitarian ties, and people-to-people cooperation represent a unique example of the constructive dialogue taking place between these two truly sovereign states. Further confirming this dynamic was Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on May 16–17, 2024.
Moscow and Beijing relations managed to move beyond historical grievances, political differences and territorial disputes, entering a new responsible stage of building a new type of partnership that is based on mutual respect,...
... employed mainly by some Third World countries, is no longer taboo for the great powers, especially after the events in Yugoslavia in 1999. This increases the likelihood of global war.
The main centers of power today are Russia, the United States, and China, whose relations form the “strategic triangle.” Each pursues its own goals by various means. In East Asia, they are forming the military-political alliances of Washington-Tokyo-Seoul and Moscow-Beijing-Pyongyang, which will shape the region’s ...
... Discussion Club
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In circumstances where the survival of a major power is not at all contingent on the military efforts of allies, the ethical imperatives of collaboration come to the forefront. In this regard, Russia, in contrast to the United States and China, finds itself in a more challenging, yet strategically advantageous position.
Firstly, our foreign policy places a premium on moral integrity, as this is a critical factor in maintaining confidence in one’s own actions and their legitimacy. The ...
... truth in all areas of life. On the other, there are those who seem to lack the ability to shape their own lives independently and freely or to agree to what feels good and right for them.
With downright despotic behavior — you would think we were in China and not in Europe —rules of language and behavior are established, “good” demonstrations are ordered by the state.
But in times of crisis, there are always rays of hope, and new doors open. Things are bubbling up, more and more people are ...
... on a protracted conflict in which they know they have more resources.
Nuclear polycentricity reflects the world’s growing multipolarity
During the Cold War there were five nuclear powers, but then the only real poles were the US and the USSR, plus China with its then small nuclear arsenal. Now Beijing is moving towards (at least) parity with America and Russia, while India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel remain independent players (unlike NATO members Britain and France).
The classic Cold War ...
... Korean nationalist An Jung-geun assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan, has got a new magnificent Nouveau style terminal modelled after the original 1899 Russian station. Harbin has every reason to position itself as the leading China’s national hub for economic, cultural, educational and human interaction with its northern neighbor.
Remembering WW2 in Asia
One of the items of Vladimir Putin agenda in Harbin was to lay flowers at the memorial to some twelve thousand of Soviet ...