Commentary
Russia is building a “coalition of convenience” in its post-West world, but it may not weather the storm of competing interests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2L), China's then-Defense Minister Wei Fenghe (L), Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (3R), and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov (R) watch the parade of the participants of the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) military drills at Tsugol training ground not far from the Chinese and Mongolian border in Siberia, on Sept. 13, 2018. Alexey Nikolsky/AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
Author
Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
