The EU, China and Russia in a changing geopolitical landscape
The world is experiencing a seismic geopolitical shift, sparked in part by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The European Union, which had used economic interdependence as a strategic pillar, is now working to cut all economic and political ties with Russia. Meanwhile, China’s role as an enabler of Russian aggression against Ukraine has contributed to the deterioration of EU-China relations, which were already fragile due to the EU’s increasingly asymmetric dependence on China.The EU long relied on Russian energy, the Chinese market and US military protection, although levels of dependence varied ...