Will China’s facemask diplomacy pay off?
Will China’s facemask diplomacy pay off?
Author(s): Jakub BornioContributor(s): Iwona Reichardt (Translator)
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: China; Central and Eastern Europe; COVID-19; COVID diplomacy;
Summary/Abstract: Central and Eastern Europe’s location is strategically very attractive – geopolitically and economically. That is why Washington has often called this region a pivot area, a term popularised by the late Zbigniew Brzeziński. With a large part of the region now part of western integration structures (especially NATO), the Kremlin sees it as a threat to its spheres of influence. Thus, the language of Russian strategists includes phrases such as the “American cordon sanitaire” or (alternatively) the “Western Limitrophe”.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 05 (43)
- Page Range: 55-62
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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