Smart Balancers Kill Many Birds with Few Stones: Sino-Russian Security Cooperation in the Maritime Domain

Maximilian Ernst; Tongfi Kim

Smart Balancers Kill Many Birds with Few Stones: Sino-Russian Security Cooperation in the Maritime Domain

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Abstract

Minimizing the costs and risks of balancing is crucial for a coalition facing stronger opponents—such as China and Russia facing the United States and its partners. The motives of Sino-Russian security cooperation should be understood within the context of a full spectrum of balancing strategies in international relations and the relatively lower risk of escalation in the maritime domain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-65
Number of pages	27
Journal	Naval War College Review
Volume	76
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

China
Russia
Maritime security
cooperation
Balance of power
Balancing strategy
wedge strategy
external balancing

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Smart Balancers Kill Many Birds with Few Stones: Sino-Russian Security Cooperation in the Maritime Domain

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