POLICYBRIEFITSCOMPLICATED:RUSSIASTRICKYRELATIONSHIPWITHCHINAKadriLiikDecember2021SUMMARYWesternpolicymakersarenowaskingwhetherRussiaandChinawilljoinforcesinanallianceofautocracies,andwhethertheyhaveachancetomanagethischallengebydrawingMoscowawayfromBeijing.Neitheroftheseoutcomesislikelyintheshortterm:RussiahasmanyreasonstomaintainacordialrelationshipwithChina,whilepolicymakersinMoscowviewrapprochementwiththeWestasimpossibleortoopoliticallycostly.TheKremlinsthinkingonChinaisanamalgamofquicklydevelopingtrendsthatwilldetermineRussiaspositioninaworldshapedbytheUS-Chinarivalry.WhiletheWestdoesnothaveanopportunitytopromptapolicyU-turninMoscowthatdividesRussiaan...
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