Wednesday 19 October 2011

Leveraging Declining Russia-China Arms Ties


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Over the Horizon: Leveraging Declining Russia-China Arms Ties -- Robert Farley, World Politics Review

A new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has shed light on one of most important developments in the international arms trade market of the past 10 years: the decline in Russian arms sales to China. While diplomatic relations between the two powers remain relatively strong, their trade in arms has collapsed since the middle of the last decade. The cause of this collapse stems not from any substantial political conflict between the two, but rather from "ordinary" tensions that afflict great power relations. While the greatest immediate impact of this development will be felt by Russia and China, the de [...]



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