This article analyses Russian foreign policy in its Asian dimension, placing Russia’s relationship with China the broader framework of “Asia Pivot” strategy. The study concludes a cautious reading this relationship, anchored notion that, underneath layer greater closeness and intensified collaboration, lies double strategic containment, both regarding US West, between these two giants. For Russ...

Throughout its short history, federal relations in Russia have been dominated by extra-legal political and economic relations rather than constitutionalism and the rule of law. The Russian Federation’s unique blend of constitutional, socioeconomic, and political asymmetry, far from promoting democracy, has bolstered authoritarian regimes in the regions. Federalism and regional democracy have al...