Publisher's Synopsis
Since the end of the Cold War, the US has ignored Russia's role as an Asian power leaving. Moscow out of U.S. strategy for the Asia-Pacific.Instead, the US pursued two separate and disconnected strategies; one isolated Russia in Europe while the other contained China in Asia, All thewhile, China and Russia drifted away from America and toward each other as they developed a new strategic partnership. Today, Beijing andMoscow yield significant global influence through the current strategic partnership. In the future, China and Russia could transform theirpartnership.into an alliance, threatening.U.S. interests i1,1the region. _The_US _intends to countertenor rise of_China by making a strategic pivottowards the Asia-Pacific. Going forward, American policymakers and strategists must recognize that Sino-Russian relations, past and present, arean essential aspect of dealing with China.
