Lo Conte, Martina (A.A. 2023/2024) The no limits Sino-Russian strategic partnership put to the test: the case of the Arctic front. Tesi di Laurea in Comparative politics, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Silvia Menegazzi, pp. 132. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

The Sino-Russian strategic partnership: theoretical framework. PRC and RF: closer than ever. Literature review. The relevance of a theoretical framework and major approaches in IR theories. The social identity theory: a nuanced approach. The nature of the partnership: alliance, axis of convenience, or alignment? Framing China and Russia: a historical overview of their relations. Russia and China: early encounters. Russia and China in the 19th century: from territorial acquisitions to the “unequal treaties”. The open door policy and the geopolitical struggles in early 20th century. Turn of the century: WWs repercussions and imperial struggles. The Sino-Soviet alliance: ideological brotherhood but unequal partnership? The Sino-Soviet split: a profound rift in the communist world. The rapprochement and the USSR dissolution. The steady development after 1991 and the Putin era. Russia and China: State of play. Anatomy of the partnership: achievements, failures and limitations. Economic and trade relations amid global pressures. Energy relations: the backbone of the partnership. Military cooperation: against the backdrop of the international scenario. The political nexus of Russia and China. Russia and China: a resilient alignment? The scramble for the Arctic: The Ultimate Test between Russian ambitions and Chinese interests. Arctic exceptionalism: what it means to be above the Polar Circle. February 2022: the system has been put in crisis. Russia and China put through their paces in the Arctic. Russia and China put to the ultimate test: is the Arctic cold too daunting for their ambitions?

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Bibliografia: pp. 121-132.

Thesis Type:	Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52)
Chair:	Comparative politics
Thesis Supervisor:	Menegazzi, Silvia
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	De Stefano, Carolina
Academic Year:	2023/2024
Session:	Autumn
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2025 16:32
Last Modified:	03 Jun 2025 16:32
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/42272

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