Russia, China, and the International System (via Zoom)
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Lukin
Date: 22/10/2021 (Friday)
Time: 20:00
Abstract
China and Russia are the main driving forces of Eurasian integration. Russia is pursuing its “Pivot to Asia”, while China is branching out to the West through its Silk Road Economic Belt Initiative. The interests of Russia and China meet in Eurasia and their friendly relations have led to several cooperation projects there. The most important are linkages between the Eurasian Economic Union and Silk Road Economic Belt Initiative and the plan to create a broader Eurasian Economic Partnership or Greater Eurasia. Dr. Lukin will explain the reasons which led the two countries to intensify their cooperation in Eurasia and the current state and prospects of that cooperation.
Bio
Alexander Lukin is Head of the Department of International Relations at National Research University Higher School of Economics and Director of the Centre for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies at MGIMO University in Moscow, Russia. He also holds the position of Chair Professor at Zhejiang University in China. Dr. Lukin received his first degree from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1984, a DPhil in Politics from Oxford University in 1997, a doctorate in history from the Diplomatic Academy in Moscow in 2007, and a degree in theology from St.Tikhon’s Orthodox University in 2013.
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