ABSTRACT
This volume brings together scholars specializing in Sino-Russian relations to address the current status of Sino-Russian relations in the political, military, energy and trade sectors. The authors produce a comprehensive account on the current status of relations between Russia and China and the geopolitical realignments that have occurred in Eurasia in just the last two to three years along with a strong historical context. This is accomplished by exploring overlapping interests and tensions between these two states. Apart from the purely bilateral relations, there is focus on Central Asia as the region which serves as a major determinant of contemporary Sino-Russian relations in a context of national and human security. Although the respective Chinese and Russian roles regarding Iran and North Korea affect the bilateral relationship as well, it is mainly on the basis of events in the greater Central Asian theatre that China's and Russia's policies could potentially converge or clash to any major degree. The Central Asian focus in the contemporary relationship enables the authors to go in depth into Sino-Russian relations in order to produce a long-term analysis of the relations and potential developments in both bilateral as well as international relations.
