Modern Day Sino-Soviet Split: Russia's Role in the U.S. Pivot Towards Asia

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, the US has ignored Russia's role as an Asian power leaving Moscow out of U.S. strategy for the Asia-Pacific. Instead, the US pursued two separate and disconnected strategies; one isolated Russia in Europe while the other contained China in Asia. All the while, China and Russia drifted away from America and toward each other as they developed a new strategic partnership. Today, Beijing and Moscow yield significant global influence through the current strategic partnership. In the future, China and Russia could transform their partnership into an alliance, threatening U.S. interests in the region. The US intends to counter the rise of China by making a strategic pivot towards the Asia-Pacific. Going forward, American policymakers and strategists must recognize that Sino-Russian relations, past and present, are an essential aspect of dealing with China.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 2012
Accession Number
ADA601394

Entities

People

  • Brian S. Middleton

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alliances
  • Central Asia
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Far East
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Globalization
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Treaties
  • United States European Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union