Putin’s decision that Russia would join and actively support the U.S. fight against international terrorism potentially changes to a very significant degree Russia’s constellation of relations in the Far East. Most importantly, on all three main Russian foreign policy objectives — establishing itself as a power in world politics, securing the territorial integrity and stability of its vast Eurasian landmass, and participating in international trade and finance – China is less important. […]
Memo #:
214
Series:
1
PDF:
PDF URL:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/ponars/pm_0214.pdf
Author [Non-member]:
Celeste A. Wallander
