Russia’s “Pivot” to the East: Short-lived with China?

• Main Author: Cheang, Chris
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Americas; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86264; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43985
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Since the Ukrainian and Crimean crises, much has been written about Russia’s “pivot” to the East, chiefly China. The gravity of the current tensions between Russia and the West has, however, been exaggerated. Russia’s culture, history, and geography have inextricably been tied to the Western/Euro...