China and Russia

The New Rapprochement
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5095-2171-5
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 361 g

With many predicting the end of US hegemony, Russia and China's growing cooperation in a number of key strategic areas looks set to have a major impact on global power dynamics. But what lies behind this Sino-Russian rapprochement? Is it simply the result of deteriorated Russo–US and Sino–US relations or does it date back to a more fundamental alignment of interests after the Cold War?

In this book Alexander Lukin answers these questions, offering a deeply informed and nuanced assessment of Russia and China’s ever-closer ties. Tracing the evolution of this partnership from the 1990s to the present day, he shows how economic and geopolitical interests drove the two countries together in spite of political and cultural differences. Key areas of cooperation and possible conflict are explored, from bilateral trade and investment to immigration and security. Ultimately, Lukin argues that China and Russia’s strategic partnership is part of a growing system of cooperation in the non-Western world, which has also seen the emergence of a new political community: Greater Eurasia. His vision of the new China–Russia rapprochement will be essential reading for anyone interested in understanding this evolving partnership and the way in which it is altering the contemporary geopolitical landscape.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lukin, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Acknowledgements

About the author

Foreword

Chapter 1. Russia, China and the changing international system

Chapter 2. Russia in the eyes of China

Chapter 3. Russia's pivot to Asia or China? Chinese views of Russia

Chapter 4. From normalization to strategic partnership

Chapter 5. The strategic partnership matures: multidimensional cooperation

Conclusions. Beyond Strategic Partnership? Managing relations in an insecure world

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Lukin is Head of the International Relations Department at the National Research University Higher School of Economics.