FOG ON THE BALTIC: RUSSIA’S AND CHINA’S INFLUENCE IN THE REGION
FOG ON THE BALTIC: RUSSIA’S AND CHINA’S INFLUENCE IN THE REGION

Author(s): Edward Lucas
Subject(s): Media studies, National Economy, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Political behavior, Politics and communication, Comparative politics, Economic development, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: Russia; China; Nordic-Baltic states; political stability; Information attacks; China’s foreign and domestic policies; Media coverage;
Summary/Abstract: Russia and China are both superpowers. They are not allies, and they are not rivals, but they have overlapping aims, occasionally similar tactics – and wildly differing resources. In both countries, all policy, internal and external, stems from the overriding goal of regime stability. China regards the West as a threat to its economic development and political sovereignty. The Kremlin too sees the West, particularly the European Union (EU) and NATO, as illegitimate constraints on its decision-making, and as potential instigators of ‘colour revolutions’ that will exploit Russia’s ethnic, religious, political, and other fissures.

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