TONY KEVIN: Countries in Asia and further afield are closely watching the development of this alternative international order, led by Moscow and Beijing. And they can also recognize the signs of increasing US economic and political decline. The global balance of power is shifting, and for many nations, the smart money might be on Russia and China now.
GLENN DIESEN: The historical shift of economic power from the West to the East is a catalyst for a revolutionary change in EU~Eurasian Russian relations. Eurasianism is becoming a viable geoeconomic project as Russia endeavors to reposition itself from the dual periphery of Europe and Asia to the center of a larger Eurasian construct.
GLENN DIESEN: Meanwhile, Russia has also abandoned former illusions about a Greater Europe and is now pursuing a strategic partnership with China to develop a Greater Eurasia.
EUGENE RUMER, RICHARD SOKOLSKY, ALEKSANDAR VLADICIC: Russia is and will remain a European—rather than an Asian—power by virtue of its history, strategic culture, demographics, and principal economic relationships.
Eugene Chausovsky: Moscow and Beijing have established a workable division-of-labor of sorts, with Russia focused on providing security support while China focuses on economic issues like trade and investment.
JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI: The pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February has forced a deeper rethinking of national security and economic alliances.