Washington is making unexpected overtures to Moscow. In February, the United States opposed a United Nations resolution that condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and reaffirmed Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Just one week later, Washington halted the delivery of all military aid to Kyiv. This seven-day gap between the U.N. voteContinue Reading
The U.S. administration of Donald Trump has openly admitted that one of the reasons for its attempts to re-engage and then rebuild good relations with Russia is to gain leverage over China (the so-called reverse Kissinger or reverse Nixon). Beijing’s calm or even indifferent reactions to Trump’s signals of reconciliationContinue Reading
On February 24, China’s President Xi Jinping held a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in which the two men emphasized that no external force can drive a wedge between their two countries. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry readout, Xi told Putin: “History and reality make itContinue Reading
The Trump administration’s apparent alignment with Moscow in the Russia-Ukraine conflict has fueled speculation that President Donald Trump may be pursuing a “reverse Kissinger” strategy. But the idea of a “reverse Kissinger” – aligning the United States with Russia to counterbalance China – is fundamentally flawed and lacks the geopolitical,Continue Reading
