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Xi Jinping has no other option than to support Vladimir Putin—or someone like him
What China’s Growing Regional Ambitions Mean for Moscow
Although the immediate threat of revolt has been extinguished, the episode may embolden future challengers to Russia’s status quo.
Last weekend’s events in Russia weren’t a revolution or a civil war as some commentators have suggested, but it is much too soon to tell their ultimate impact—in Russia, in the region, and beyond.
Putin will have to either continue to act in the precarious role of protector of the “corrupted elite” or, under pressure from the events of last weekend, embark on a purge of that elite.
President Erdogan is focused on setting Turkey’s foreign policy direction. Key priorities for Ankara include strategic autonomy, enhanced regional influence, economic revitalization, and balancing between NATO and Russia.
Yet as BRICS approaches its 15th summit in Johannesburg this August, the grouping is experiencing an unprecedented disagreement over enlargement. The outcome will be a test of BRICS identity in the face of rising Chinese influence.
Turkey, under Erdogan, has been trying to break out of a disruptive cycle of serial foreign policy crises for some time now.
n conversation with Michael Radunski, the expert talks about China’s arms supplies to Russia, China’s stance on Ukraine – and explains how dangerous the partnership between Beijing and Moscow can yet become for the West.
Regardless of how worn-out Russians may be, therefore, Putin will stick to his selective perception of reality, looking for reasons for and ways to further escalate his addictive crusade against the current world order.