18 September 2018

A Strategic Alliance in the Making?

BRIAN FONSECA, DAVID J. KRAMER

Should the U.S. be worried about a Sino-Russian alliance emerging?

Among the most prominent features of the 21st century is the realignment in the distribution of global political, economic, and military power. Many scholars and observers of international relations argue that the United States and China in some configuration will likely dominate the geopolitical landscape this century. Certainly, the United States will remain a great power in the international system, despite the diminishing gap between American power and that of the rest of the world. However, a rising China is pressing for a world order more favorable to its interests, arguing that it was absent when Washington led...

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