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Russian Strategy in Greater Eurasia: Between the EU and China

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) For over two centuries, experts, politicians, and famous writers such as Nikolai Gogol and Fyodor Dostoevsky have observed the Europe-Russia-China triangle and confronted the infamous Russian policy…

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Three Decades of Post-Soviet Institution-Building: Slow Start, Expansion, Stagnation

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) As this year draws to a close, Russia and most of the former Soviet states will mark three decades since the USSR was dissolved and a…

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The Collapse of the Afghan Government Provides a Challenge for China and Russia, Not a Windfall

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The collapse of the Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban is not a net win for China and Russia, nor will these developments automatically cement…

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Will Russia Put China’s Arctic Ambitions on Ice?

(China’s Resource Risks) Despite its enthusiasm, China’s efforts to become a key voice in Arctic affairs have been met with skepticism, even alarm by Arctic states, and few of its…

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Pawns, Partners, and “Smart Leadership”: Ukraine’s Opportunities in the China-Russia-West Triangle

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Ukraine can find advantage in geopolitical competition while reducing its sense of disempowerment. The increasingly three-sided competition for influence between China, Russia, and the West has…

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China’s Expanding Military Education Diplomacy in Central Asia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) In the past decade, Chinese universities have been inviting mid- and senior-level military officers from Central Asia and other countries in Eurasia. Chinese military education programs…

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China and Russia: Vaccine Competitors or Partners?

(China’s Resource Risks) The most valuable resource to the average person today is a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. For China, which has rolled out two vaccines so far (Sinopharm and Sinovac),…

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Reading the Soy Leaves: What Soybean Imports Say about China’s 2020 Election Preferences

(China Resource Risks) Which candidate do Chinese leaders hope will win the 2020 U.S. presidential election: Donald Trump or Joe Biden? According to the U.S. Directorate for National Intelligence, the Chinese…

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Tkachenko: Your opponent arrives with a baseball bat. Who will win? Of course, China, which is at least ten times more powerful than Russia

(MEMRI) The recent protests in Kyrgyzstan showed the country’s dependence on the neighboring PRC [People’s Republic of China]. It emerged that during the riots, Chinese business was badly damaged by…

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China’s crackdown on the Uighurs: A carefully researched study of Beijing’s repression in Xinjiang

(Financial Times) A newly renovated hall in the largest museum in Urumqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang region in China, hosts an installation that makes little sense for a…

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