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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…
Apr 5, 2023
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Stefan Wolff
3
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.
Feb 24, 2023
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Stefan Wolff
3
What Trump wants in Latin America isn’t just the Panama Canal
But bullying neighbours is unlikely to help the US to outcompete China.
Jan 25, 2025
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Stefan Wolff
7:47
Trump is not trying to appease Putin – he is building a dangerous new world order
But will Russia and China play along or out-play him?
Feb 24, 2025
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Stefan Wolff
2
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6:10
Europe-China relations: still just muddling through?
On Our Radar, 9 April 2023
Apr 9, 2023
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Stefan Wolff
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Lucy P. Marcus
2
1
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.
Apr 28, 2023
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Stefan Wolff
3
1
Russia's partnership with China, Iran, and North Korea is deepening
But is this a sign of Moscow's strength or an indication of weakness?
May 14, 2025
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Stefan Wolff
1
1
7:21
Moving on from Ukraine? China-West relations between Xi'an and Hiroshima
On Our Radar, 22 May 2023
May 22, 2023
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Lucy P. Marcus
and
Stefan Wolff
1
1
15:10
Useful or Disruptive: How a US-China Thaw Narrows Russia's Strategic Options
Strategic invisibility is the problem Putin has spent his presidential career trying to avoid.
May 16
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Stefan Wolff
3
3
China does just enough to support Russia, just as the West does with Ukraine
Beijing is officially neutral in the war against Ukraine, but it has been crucial in preventing Russia’s international isolation.
Nov 16, 2025
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Stefan Wolff
6:43
"Is the American strategy working or flailing?" — Iran, the blockade, and China
The Iran–US ceasefire expires 22 April. Stefan Wolff on back-channel talks, the blockade risk, and why China is failing its global leadership test.
Apr 16
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Navigating the Vortex
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Trump’s Greenland bid is really about control of the Arctic and the coming battle with China
No great power in history has been able to go it alone forever – and taking possession of Greenland is unlikely to change this.
Jan 10, 2025
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Stefan Wolff
1
6:23
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