Do Not Throw Them in the Same Basket
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has applied a policy of engagement towards China and Russia. During the administration of Barack Obama, this approach led to two different outcomes: while the American relations with Russia reached their lowest point and international sanctions were...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of International Relations Prague
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Czech Journal of International Relations |
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| Online Access: | https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/157 |
| Summary: | Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has applied a policy of
engagement towards China and Russia. During the administration of
Barack Obama, this approach led to two different outcomes: while the
American relations with Russia reached their lowest point and international
sanctions were imposed on Russia during his term, in the case of China, the
US relations with it were better than prior to the election of Barack Obama.
The goal of this article is to determine why this occurred. I come to the
conclusion that China and Russia adopted different forms of engagement in
regard to the US. While China has been working on its power and prestige
in close cooperation with the United States, and therefore it should not be
labeled as a “revisionist power”, Russia has tried to re-establish its power
potential and international prestige in opposition to the United States.
Therefore Russia can be called a “revisionist power”.
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| ISSN: | 0323-1844 2570-9429 |