Post by account_disabled on Jan 28, 2024 1:14:44 GMT -6
It is said in Beijing that one that houses two antagonistic members can hardly be considered an alliance against someone. Or even two rivals with border disputes, like India and China. Evolution of the BRICS This apparent overcoming of antagonisms is also found in the BRICS, where the leadership that the West attributes to China is greatly offset by the regional influences of India, Brazil and South Africa and the military power (especially nuclear) of Russia. Added to this complex Asian architecture, which the Indian professor C. Rajan Mohan has defined as “minilateralism” (4), are profuse and increasing bilateral agreements. We have just attended two opposite performances. The visit of the leader of North Korea to Russia seems to consecrate the rapprochement between two countries that were once allies, then distanced themselves and now, pushed by necessity, meet again, it is not yet known for what purpose.
Interpreters in the Western world have raised alarm bells about this convergence of “two dictators in trouble” (5), a predictable propaganda licence. Putin and Kim can help each other, without a doubt, but with very Phone Number Database marked limits, as some analysts in the US have admitted (6). The supposed supply of North Korean ammunition, compatible with the Russian one, to replenish the arsenal emptied in the war against Ukraine might not be so useful, due to the questionable quality and modernity of the merchandise. Conversely, the nuclear and space technology that Pyongyang would hope to obtain from Moscow is very limited by the sanctions imposed on the North Korean regime, in which Russia participates, and which Putin assures that he will continue to respect (7).
Ukraine, in half light There is another factor that constrains this bilateral cooperation: China's reluctance. Although Beijing sees an ally of convenience in the hermetic paleo-communist regime , much has happened since the war of the 1950s and the current Chinese leaders do not share either the substance or the forms of the political, economic and social system of their Korean protégé, which they also They are on the sanctions blacklist. Putin would not want to displease Xi Jinping by playing Russian roulette with such an unpredictable partner (8). It is more than likely that the Kremlin has already given guarantees to Beijing that it will not reward the Korean dynasty with material that is too sensitive or dangerous. The other reference point of these liquid coalitions is the ambiguous rapprochement between Vietnam and the United States.
Interpreters in the Western world have raised alarm bells about this convergence of “two dictators in trouble” (5), a predictable propaganda licence. Putin and Kim can help each other, without a doubt, but with very Phone Number Database marked limits, as some analysts in the US have admitted (6). The supposed supply of North Korean ammunition, compatible with the Russian one, to replenish the arsenal emptied in the war against Ukraine might not be so useful, due to the questionable quality and modernity of the merchandise. Conversely, the nuclear and space technology that Pyongyang would hope to obtain from Moscow is very limited by the sanctions imposed on the North Korean regime, in which Russia participates, and which Putin assures that he will continue to respect (7).
Ukraine, in half light There is another factor that constrains this bilateral cooperation: China's reluctance. Although Beijing sees an ally of convenience in the hermetic paleo-communist regime , much has happened since the war of the 1950s and the current Chinese leaders do not share either the substance or the forms of the political, economic and social system of their Korean protégé, which they also They are on the sanctions blacklist. Putin would not want to displease Xi Jinping by playing Russian roulette with such an unpredictable partner (8). It is more than likely that the Kremlin has already given guarantees to Beijing that it will not reward the Korean dynasty with material that is too sensitive or dangerous. The other reference point of these liquid coalitions is the ambiguous rapprochement between Vietnam and the United States.