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The roots of the east's continuing alienation lie in the enforced, prolonged isolation that its society endured during most of the cold war.

Examines People's Republic of China's replacement of Russia as the Asian Great Power to argue that the US must recognize this important transformation & pay greater attention to China. Russia's misguided self-perception as a Eurasian Great Power is described as a remnant of Soviet thinking. Although Russia continues to exercise influence in Asia, no Asian state views Russia as either a protector or danger. Russia's historical relationship with China is traced to show there was limited contact until the mid-19th century when the annexation by Russian tsars of vast amounts of territory from China established Russia's new dominion in East Asia. The reversal of Russian-Chinese roles resulting from the Soviet collapse & radical economic reform in China is examined, along with the nature of the working relationship that has developed between the two countries; China's attitude toward the newly independent states of Central Asia; concerns related to Tajikistan; & China's growing influence as a provider of consumer goods to Central Asia. The implications of the changing balance of power for the US are discussed. Adapted from the source document.

Introduction / Elizabeth A. Wood -- The origins of Russia's war in Ukraine: the clash of Russian and European "civilizational choices" for Ukraine / E. Wayne Merry -- Ground zero: how a trade dispute sparked the Russia-Ukraine crisis / William E. Pomeranz -- Russia's grand choice: to be feared as a superpower or prosperous as a nation? / Maxim Trudolyubov -- A small victorious war?: The symbolic politics of Vladimir Putin / Elizabeth A. Wood -- Conclusion / William E. Pomeranz