Sino-Russian Relations in the 21st Century

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This book examines how recent fundamental changes influence Sino-Russian relations and the wider long-term implications of the revolving Sino-Russian dynamic on international affairs. It brings together leading scholars to examine recent developments across the whole relationship – from grand strategy and global governance, to bilateral energy and military ties, and regional interaction in Central Asia, Northeast Asia, and the Middle East. The Sino-Russian relationship boasts major achievements, but also reveals important differences and latent tensions. The project is intended for policy-makers, academics and students of strategic studies, diplomacy studies, Chinese politics, Russian politics and foreign policy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Introduction (Bobo Lo)....Pages 1-17 Front Matter ....Pages 19-19 The Indispensable Partner: Russia in China’s Grand Strategy (Mingjiang Li, Angela Poh)....Pages 21-39 Unwanted but Inevitable: Russia’s Deepening Partnership with China Post-Ukraine (Alexander Gabuev)....Pages 41-66 Front Matter ....Pages 67-67 Explaining the Emerging Sino-Russian Energy Partnership (Morena Skalamera)....Pages 69-86 The Military Dimension in Sino-Russian Relations (Paul N. Schwartz)....Pages 87-111 Tending the Eurasian Garden: Russia, China and the Dynamics of Regional Integration and Order (Alexander Cooley)....Pages 113-139 China, Russia and the Great Power Contest in the Middle East (Jo Inge Bekkevold)....Pages 141-166 The Arctic Dimension in Sino-Russian Relations (Christopher Weidacher Hsiung, Tom Røseth)....Pages 167-187 Front Matter ....Pages 189-189 From Global Governance to Global Disorder? Implications for Russia and China (Bin Yu)....Pages 191-214 Triangularism Old and New: China, Russia, and the United States (Stephen Blank)....Pages 215-241 The Japan–China–Russia Triangle and Security in North East Asia (Bjørn Elias Mikalsen Grønning)....Pages 243-265 Whom to Call? In Search of a European Policy on Russia and China (Robin Allers)....Pages 267-295 Front Matter ....Pages 297-297 Conclusion: Sino-Russian Relations in the 21st Century (Jo Inge Bekkevold)....Pages 299-320 Back Matter ....Pages 321-336