Deepening convergence between China and Russia is beginning to resemble a paradigm shift in global order — not yet a formal alliance, but something potentially more consequential: the gradual construction of a Eurasian strategic sphere designed to outlast American primacy.

Examining the latest developments in the Iran war, a Putin-Xi summit just one week after President Trump came to town, and an expanding Ebola outbreak in the DRC.

For the United States and Europe, the disintegration of Russia looks like a catastrophe. For China, it could be a historical opportunity.

Russia’s focus on its western front in Ukraine is leaving its eastern flank more exposed to Chinese espionage and strategic probing. This silent power struggle is reshaping the dynamics of the Sino-Russian partnership, with China seeking to exploit Russia’s vulnerabilities.

President Trump may have been trying to ‘reverse Nixon’ Russia-China axis in order to drive a wedge between the two, but so far he has achieved the opposite outcome.

The British, Germans, and Portuguese – all have relinquished their former colonies in China. Now only Russia remains, but for how long?