LEADER 03460nam 2200541 450 001 9910795738603321 005 20230627192155.0 010 $a90-485-5273-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9789048552733 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7009938 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7009938 035 $a(CKB)23520621600041 035 $aEBL7009938 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL7009938 035 $a(OCoLC)1328031203 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_101198 035 $a(DE-B1597)624328 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789048552733 035 $a(EXLCZ)9923520621600041 100 $a20230627d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aChina-Russia strategic alignment in international politics /$fAlexander Korolev 210 1$aAmsterdam :$cAmsterdam University Press,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (201 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aPrint version: Korolev, Alexander China-Russia Strategic Alignment in International Politics Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press,c2022 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tTable of Contents -- $tList of Figures and Tables -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1 Introduction -- $t2 The Ordinal Model of Strategic Alignment -- $t3 Military Cooperation: Approaching Alliance -- $t4 Alignment Incentives: The Three Balances -- $t5 Robustness Check: Economy and Diplomacy -- $t6 Comparative Mapping: US?India and China?Russia Alignments -- $t7 Conclusion -- $tIndex 330 $aPost-Cold War China-Russia strategic cooperation has displayed significant development and become an increasingly important factor in contemporary international politics. However, there has been no theory-grounded framework and corresponding measurements that would allow an accurate and systematic assessment of the level of China-Russia alignment and its progress over time. How closely aligned are China and Russia? How to define and measure strategic alignments between states? This book bridges area studies and International Relations literature to develop a set of objective criteria to measure and explain the development of strategic alignment in post-Cold War China-Russia relations. It establishes that on a range of criteria, China-Russia alignment is moving towards a full-fledged alliance. It is solid and comprehensive and continues to show a consistent incremental upward trend. There are strong structural incentives for furthering the China-Russia alignment, and there is little that might hinder the effective functioning of a China-Russia alliance. The alignment framework developed in the book can be applied to other cases of interstate strategic cooperation to facilitate comparisons between different strategic alignments. 606 $aWorld politics 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zRussia (Federation) 607 $aRussia (Federation)$xForeign relations$zChina 610 $aAlignment, strategic cooperation, China-Russia relations. 615 0$aWorld politics. 676 $a327.51047 700 $aKorolev$b Aleksandr$f1966-$01487150 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795738603321 996 $aChina-Russia strategic alignment in international politics$93706882 997 $aUNINA