Analysis of Russia and China’s Relationship

In this episode of the Stratfor podcast, a discussion of the relationship between Russia and China amid a global power competition that includes the United States.  Our guest is Artyom Lukin, an associate professor at the School of Regional and International Studies, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia. Lukin has authored numerous chapters, papers and commentaries, in Russian and English, on Asia-Pacific international politics and Russia's engagement with Asia. His latest book (co-authored with Rensselaer Lee) is Russia's Far East: New Dynamics in Asia Pacific and Beyond (2015). Lukin is a regular contributor to Stratfor Worldview, and discusses the rapidly evolving geopolitical relationship between China and Russia, from weapons sales to Arctic cooperation to strategic agreements.