The central argument presented in this chapter is that despite Russia's obsession with and craving for recognition of the status of a recognized great power in Asia, it still falls short. Western policy omits R
to demonstrate and ascertain Russia's sovereignty over its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the region; second, to protect its economic interests in the High North; and third, to demonstrate that Russia retains its great power status and still has world-class military capabilities....
It’s true that supply problems arecommon in war; still, logistics is one thing advanced nations are supposed to be really good at. But Russia is looking less and less like an advanced nation. The truth is that I was being generous in describing Russia as even a medium-size power. ...
The West may be doing its utmost to avoid escalation with a bellicose nuclear power, but what if Russia already thinks and acts like it is fighting a wider war? “Western governments are still making the basic mistake of thinking that Russian sabotage operations in Europe ...
Napoleon and Hitler will always invade Russia. Megalomaniacs always go too far. Human history shows this again and again. This follows the famous maxim by Ariel Durant. “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.” ...
At the bilateral level, the BRI has succeeded in coordinating with a wide range of strategies and initiatives, including Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union framework, Kazakhstan’s Bright Road economic policy, Turkmenistan’s strategy of reviving the Silk Road, Mongolia’s Steppe Road plan, Indonesia...
3. —It’s neither too cold nor too hot all year round in Kunming, making ___ a perfect place to live in or visit. —Right. I went there last year. A. that B. one C. this D. it 4. —Our English teacher is very con...
Putin has turned Victory Day — the country’s most important secular holiday — into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his military action in Ukraine. Two days after beginning his fifth term in office, he led the festivities across Russia that recall the...
1.4 billion Chinese people have exhibited enormous tenacity and solidarity in erecting a defensive rampart that demonstrates their power in the face of such natural disasters. 中国始终秉持人类命运共同体理念,肩负大国担当,同其他国家并肩作战、共克时艰。中国本着依法、公开、透明、负责任态度,第一时间向...
Kirsten Hillman said that in addition to NATO’s eastern flank, the alliance must be prepared to protect its “northern flank” with Russia in the Arctic. “Climate change is making that area much more navigable, which is opening it up to commerce, but it is also opening it up to ...