Carnegie Moscow Center
The program is dedicated to Russia’s increasingly important relationships with countries in the Asia-Pacific—a region which is a locomotive of the global economy—and places special emphasis on China. The program focuses on such issues as the development of Russia’s Far East, the rapprochement between Russia and China, the roles of the two countries in the process of energy and economic integration in the region, and the influence and impact of China’s rising profile.
With expectations low in Moscow, the Kremlin is looking for limited deescalation.
Chinese and Russian online propagandists share broadly similar goals and tactics, but they still tend to work separately. Any efforts at greater coordination would have to surmount considerable barriers.
How does Japan view the evolution of U.S.-China relations? Is this an opportunity to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance? How likely are changes in China's behavior toward its neighbors, including Japan, India, and Australia? These questions and much more will be on the agenda in a discussion featuring Akio Takahara and Alexander Gabuev.
The emergence of a Pax Sinica including Russia could draw new dividing lines over Eurasia.
A new series of online events organized by the Carnegie Moscow Center and featuring leading experts from both countries will look at how Russia and Japan can strengthen their relationship under these new conditions.
Amid the rupture between Russia and the West, Moscow continues to drift toward closer relations with Beijing. Their partnership is becoming deeper and more comprehensive, encompassing security, economics, technology, and global governance.
The emergence of digital technology, including AI-enabled tools, has given states an ever-greater ability to monitor and surveil the activities of its citizens. State responses to the coronavirus pandemic—in both autocracies and democracies—have exacerbated concerns about infringements of civil liberties and privacy.
Moscow knows that the United States’ main concern is the military rapprochement of Moscow and Beijing, in particular anything resembling a military alliance. It’s likely no coincidence that Putin touched on this sore point in recent comments.
Europe’s policy should start with a clear identification of those elements of Sino-Russian cooperation that are detrimental for EU’s interests and that whose direction it can influence.
A bloody six-week war in Nagorno-Karabakh is over, after a peace agreement brokered by Moscow was signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia. As the dust settles, Azerbaijan appears to be the clear winner, while Armenia has suffered a bitter defeat. There are, however, two other powers that have benefited from the conflict and the resolution effort: Turkey and Russia.