When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, some speculated that the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) would turn away from their old imperial overlord. After all, Vladimir Putin’s revanchist ...
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are courting regional leaders and pushing an alternative to the U.S.-led order. By Keith Bradsher and Anatoly Kurmanaev Keith ...
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 provoked global outrage and isolated the country from many of the world’s most important global markets and institutions. Three years later, Russia ...
The Britain-Russia rivalry is one of the most enduring contests in modern history, yet it is rarely recognized as such. From imperial skirmishes in Central Asia to Cold War standoffs in Europe, the ...
In 2022, Dr. Janko Šćepanović of the Shanghai International Studies University wrote “The Sheriff and the Banker: Russia and China in Central Asia,” where he described the dynamic between China and ...