Power Vertical Podcast Ep. 37
Until recently, any relationship between Moscow and Beijing was dismissed as a marriage of convenience with limited impact on Western interests.
But a recent Pentagon White Paper warned that the relationship was growing ever closer and that Vladimir Putin could pull a "reverse Nixon," and play the China card against the United States and its allies. And this week, Sino-Russian air patrols in the Pacific led South Korea and Japan to scramble fighter jets and accuse Russia and China of airspace violations.
To consider if it is time to start worrying about this relationship, Brian Whitmore is joined by CEPA editor-in-chief Donald N. Jensen and special guest Stephen Blank, a senior fellow for Russia at the American Foreign Policy Council.
July 26, 2019