China’s Limited Participation in Global Governance
(East Asia Forum) China’s rise has been the subject of a great deal of debate over the last two decades. Scholars and policy makers alike understand that China’s growing power…
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Russia and China vie for Influence in Central Asia
I’m still swamped with various projects, so in the meantime, here’s another Oxford Analytica brief. This one is from mid-December… —- Although China and the United States have focused greater…
No Correct Price: Recent Energy Negotiations between Russia and China
For more than a decade, the Russian government has sought to increase energy exports to the Far East, while the Chinese government has searched the world over for new sources…
The Syrian Civil War: Transition without Intervention?
The events of summer 2012 marked an important shift in the Syrian crisis. On July 15, the International Committee of the Red Cross classified the conflict as a civil war,…
The Constraints of Partnerships: China’s Approach to Afghanistan
Given China’s alliance with Pakistan, strategic partnership with Russia, and key role in developing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Chinese leadership would seem to be uniquely placed to play…
China’s Challenges in Central Asia: Fallout from the Georgian War, the Financial Crisis, and the Xinjiang Riots
In the past year, China’s Central Asia policy has weathered several external and internal shocks, which have proven to be interconnected in unexpected ways. Although some differences emerged between China…
Russia as an Energy Power between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia
In May 2009, Russia’s National Security Strategy discussed energy for the first time, outlining the country’s opportunities and challenges in the international energy market within the framework of broader security…
The Stagnation of the SCO: Competing Agendas and Divergent Interests in Central Asia
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), comprising China, Russia, and four of the five Central Asian states (excluding Turkmenistan), continues to be a source of fascination and speculation. Western commentators remain…
Russian-Chinese Oil Relations: Dominance or Negotiation?
Russia and China are destined by geography and development to be linked. For its part, China needs to import large quantities of oil (and gas). Oil production in the country…
New Actors, Old Obstacles: Security Cooperation in Eurasia
The main obstacle to developing an appropriate security architecture for post-Soviet Eurasia are the number of perceptual and conceptual gaps that exist among the actors involved. Major states and regional…