- Emil Avdaliani
- July 7, 2021
- Paper No. 2090
The Kremlin's fixation on competing with the Westย might cost Russia dearly,ย as its clout in Central Asia is under strain from a rising China. Moscow will try to mitigate the tilting balance of power by applying methods of the post-liberal world order to the region. Chinaย and Russia might reach a condominium in which issues of economy and security are subdivided between them.