That Russia, a declining power, has emerged as the most assertive challenger to the US-led
global order, while China, the most dynamic rising power, has largely worked within the …

The strategic partnership between Moscow and Beijing is arguably the greatest Russian
foreign policy achievement of the post-Soviet period. In just over a decade, the relationship …

In this chapter, the authors argue that while China-Russia ties have remained more
pragmatic than sentimental, the relationship has improved significantly in recent years, and …

[The bilateral relations between China and Russia have attracted a significant amount of
attention in the last half-century. The unbreakable partnership of Mao and Stalin in the early …

We're in an era when the risks of major-power conflict are growing. The most likely
contenders are China, the rising power, and the US, the formerly dominant power that's now …

Since Xi's rise to power in 2012, Russia has become one of China's key partners with the
steady strengthening of economic, political, and military ties. Moscow and Beijing may have …

Russian-Chinese rapprochement is one of the most important modern geopolitical shifts.
Recently, it seems that those who argue that closer relations between Moscow and Beijing …

With many predicting the end of US hegemony, Russia and China's growing cooperation in
a number of key strategic areas looks set to have a major impact on global power dynamics …

The current relations between China and Russia are the result of the rapprochement
policies of both countries. Shared fears about US hegemony, mutual economic benefits, and …

Dissatisfaction is a major concept in power transition theory, which postulates that a rapidly
rising power tends to be dissatisfied with the international system and would thus attempt to …