China, Russia, and the Future of World Order

Author(s): Brian G. Carlson
Editor(s): Brian G. Carlson, Oliver Thränert
Series Editor(s): Andreas Wenger
Book Title: Strategic Trends 2023: Key Developments in Global Affairs
Series: Strategic Trends
Pages: 11-38
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publication Year: 2023
Publication Place: Zürich

China and Russia pose illiberal challenges to world order, most visibly at present in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and in the threat that China poses to Taiwan. Shared views on world order, particularly the desire to reduce US power and to resist universal claims for democracy and human rights, are an important driver of the China-Russia partnership. Despite recent setbacks, the concept of a liberal international order remains valuable in addressing the challenges that China and Russia pose.

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