2020/10/29
Russia: Caught between US-China Competition by KOIZUMI Yu (Project Assistant Professor RCAST, The University of Tokyo)
Introduction: What is Russia's view of the world today? Although the theme of this paper is Russia's view of US-China relations, before discussing the main topic, it is necessary to provide an overview of Russia's view of the world in the early 21st century to position US-China relations within a broad context. A wide range of studies have focused on Russian government policy documents, such as the National Security Strategy, and statements made by President Putin and other government leaders to piece together a picture of the Russian view of the world. Below is a summary of their findings.