Russia and China too ill-matched for defence alliance

Talk of a formal military alliance is meant to impress, and scare, the West, but has little substance

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  • Evolution of joint exercises
  • Fading dynamics of arms trade
  • Geopolitical divergence
  • Limited utility
  • The Biden factor

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