Navigating the Vortex

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The Russia-China relationship: the perils of a ‘friendship with no limits’
Stefan Wolff analyses the Russia-China relationship in light of Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Moscow, highlighting Russia’s increasing dependence on…
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Stefan Wolff
Ukraine: Beijing’s peace initiative offers glimpse at how China plans to win the war
Beijing’s 12-point proposal is a broad-brush plan for an end to hostilities which positions China as a key power broker.
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Stefan Wolff
What Trump wants in Latin America isn’t just the Panama Canal
Listen now (8 mins) | But bullying neighbours is unlikely to help the US to outcompete China.
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Stefan Wolff
Trump is not trying to appease Putin – he is building a dangerous new world order
Listen now (6 mins) | But will Russia and China play along or out-play him?
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Stefan Wolff
Europe-China relations: still just muddling through?
On Our Radar, 9 April 2023
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Stefan Wolff
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Lucy P. Marcus
Ukraine war: what China gains from acting as peacemaker
China’s approach to ending the Ukraine war will determine the future of the European security order.
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Stefan Wolff
Moving on from Ukraine? China-West relations between Xi'an and Hiroshima
Listen now (15 mins) | On Our Radar, 22 May 2023
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Lucy P. Marcus
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Stefan Wolff
Trump’s Greenland bid is really about control of the Arctic and the coming battle with China
Listen now (6 mins) | No great power in history has been able to go it alone forever – and taking possession of Greenland is unlikely to change this.
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Stefan Wolff
How China is increasing its influence in central Asia as part of global plans to offer an alternative to the west
China’s is building a transport and trade infrastructure in central Asia.
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Stefan Wolff
Western anger over China’s ambiguity on Ukraine cannot hide growing divisions in EU over support for Kyiv
France is one of a growing number of countries urging a negotiated settlement to the war mediated by China.
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Stefan Wolff
Ukraine war: talks in Jeddah give Kyiv an opportunity to push its ten-point plan to Brics and the global south
Ukraine was able to advance its plan for peace with an audience including China and other Brics nations.
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Stefan Wolff
Why Trump is unlikely to get Xi's help in making peace in Ukraine
Keeping the war in Ukraine going is the more rational choice for Beijing to make.
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