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Published in: oDRIs China more democratic than Russia?
On paper, Russia’s political system is an impressive reproduction of Western representative democracy, while the...
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Published in: oDRChina’s quiet splash in the post-Soviet space
China’s steadily growing economic expansion throughout the world is a cause of concern for many governments. Eastern...
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Published in: oDRWhy Russia is not losing Siberia
The Yellow Peril was a feature of life in Soviet times and the demographics on either side of the Russia-China...
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Published in: oDRDecision time for Central Asia: Russia or China?
Vladimir Putin’s attempts to draw the countries of central Asia into his fledgling Eurasian Union creates a dilemma...
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Published in: oDRWill Russia pivot East or West?
Russia-watchers have long been interested in her place on the international arena. Now, with China at the centre of...
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Published in: oDRRussia and China: aligned after all?
Are China and Russia destined to form an alliance against the West? Unlikely, thinks Thomas Koenig: any future...
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Published in: oDRThe fable of the eagle, the dragon and the bear
How will Russia react to China’s rapid ascent as a global power? Will it develop its eastern links to spite the...
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Published in: oDRThe rise and fall of China-watching in Russia
Russia’s relations with China have long been governed by need and fear, even when they were supposedly linked by...
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Published in: oDRRussia-China relations: fantasies and reality
Is Russia in control of its relationship with the world's emerging superpower? Ben Judah introduces a new series on...