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Tuesday, 28 Mar 2023

As NATO Gains New Strength, Moscow Resorts to Nuclear Bluff

On March 23, the historic process of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) enlargement passed a critical milestone as Finnish President Sauli Niinistö signed into law legislation on accession to the Alliance approved by parliament. In response, the Kremlin merely expressed regret about this development and reiterated the absence of any ...

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Tuesday, 21 Mar 2023

Four Complications for the Rushed Putin-Xi Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Moscow, which started yesterday and is expected to go for three days, is certain to be rich in pomp and ceremony. Yet, its content remains rather uncertain. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in most cordial terms, invited his Chinese counterpart during their video conversation ...

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Monday, 20 Mar 2023

Taiwan Is Feeling the Pressure from Russian and Chinese Autocracy

Taiwan is where Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s economic underperformance overlap and produce a dangerous resonance. The war may be far away from Taipei, but it brings material problems, like delays in deliveries of U.S. armaments, and disturbing changes in the regional security environment. The end of China’s fast-paced economic growth ...

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Tuesday, 28 Mar 2023

As NATO Gains New Strength, Moscow Resorts to Nuclear Bluff

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Taiwan is feeling the pressure from Russian and Chinese autocracy

By Pavel K. Baev in Order from Chaos

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2023

Russia-Ukraine war compels Japan to reassess China challenge, change course on security

By Pavel K. Baev in China Brief

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Thursday, 2 Mar 2023

China’s Plan for Ukraine Is No Plan at All

China’s position paper won’t contribute to peace in Ukraine, but it does offer useful insights into how Beijing conceives of its global role. On February 24, one year after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, China released a paper on “China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis.” In ...

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Tuesday, 21 Mar 2023

Four Complications for the Rushed Putin-Xi Summit

Four complications for the rushed Putin-Xi summit

By Pavel K. Baev in Eurasia Daily Monitor

China adjusts limits on partnership with Russia

By Pavel K. Baev in Eurasia Daily Monitor

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Monday, 20 Mar 2023

Taiwan Is Feeling the Pressure from Russian and Chinese Autocracy

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Tuesday, 14 Mar 2023

China Adjusts Limits on Partnership With Russia

The Russian army’s ongoing struggle to capture Bakhmut might appear to be primarily a tactical episode in the larger geo-strategic picture of Russia’s war against Ukraine. However, it also affects the key political interactions shaping this picture, including the formally cordial, but in fact rather uneasy, relations between Moscow and ...

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Monday, 6 Mar 2023

Russia-Ukraine War Compels Japan to Reassess China Challenge, Shift Course on Security

Against the backdrop of the grisly Russia-Ukraine war, the security situation in East Asia may appear conducive to the continuation of the long peace that the region has enjoyed for decades. However, the devastating European war has cast a long shadow eastwards. While Russia’s military presence in Asia is deeply ...