China-Russia Strategic Alignment in International Politics

Alexander Korolev

doi:10.1017/9789048552733

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Publisher:: Amsterdam University Press
Online publication date:: October 2022
Print publication year:: 2022
Online ISBN:: 9789048552733
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048552733

Subjects:: Politics: General Interest, Politics and International Relations

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Post-Cold War China-Russia strategic cooperation has displayed significant development and become an increasingly important factor in contemporary international politics. However, there has been no theory-grounded framework and corresponding measurements that would allow an accurate and systematic assessment of the level of China-Russia alignment and its progress over time. How closely aligned are China and Russia? How to define and measure strategic alignments between states? This book bridges area studies and International Relations literature to develop a set of objective criteria to measure and explain the development of strategic alignment in post-Cold War China-Russia relations. It establishes that on a range of criteria, China-Russia alignment is moving towards a full-fledged alliance. It is solid and comprehensive and continues to show a consistent incremental upward trend. There are strong structural incentives for furthering the China-Russia alignment, and there is little that might hinder the effective functioning of a China-Russia alliance. The alignment framework developed in the book can be applied to other cases of interstate strategic cooperation to facilitate comparisons between different strategic alignments.

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Frontmatter
pp 1-4

Dedication
pp 5-6

Table of Contents
pp 7-8

List of Figures and Tables
pp 9-10

Acknowledgments
pp 11-12

1 - Introduction: The Elusive Nature of China–Russia Relations and the Need for Theory
pp 13-34

2 - The Ordinal Model of Strategic Alignment
pp 35-64

3 - Military Cooperation: Approaching Alliance
pp 65-98

4 - Alignment Incentives: The Three Balances
pp 99-128

5 - Robustness Check: Economy and Diplomacy
pp 129-156

6 - Comparative Mapping: US–India and China–Russia Alignments
pp 157-188

7 - Conclusion: Empirical Findings and Theoretical Implications
pp 189-198

Index
pp 199-200

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