Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relations
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Resumo: | The concept of Eurasia is one of the most important elements of geopolitics, dating back to the beginning of the last century, and whose development owes much to the works of geographers and political thinkers alike. Nevertheless, although comprising a big portion of the planet’s political space, this region suffers from a relative ‘organizational gap’, especially if compared with neighboring regions such as Western Europe and Southeast Asia for instance. This paper contends that the lack of an overarching political arrangement in Eurasia owes much to particular aspects of the Russia-China relationship, which encompasses Great Power aspirations and competing organizational schemesin the region. Different views about Eurasia itself, associated with a quest for leadership in regional institution-building, put both Russia and China on competitive tracks, essentially obstructing the formation of a broad political design in the broader continent. To substantiate our point, the present work applies certain concepts from historical institutionalism, whose mechanisms enabled a thorough evaluation of patterns of inception, continuation, and change of political institutions, alliances and principles affecting the Sino-Russian relationship over time, as well as its effects on Eurasia’s ‘organizational gap’ per se. |
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Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relationsDesconfiança no Heartland: explicando o "Vazio Organizacional" eurasiático por meio das relações Russo-ChinesasHistorical InstitutionalismRussian Foreign PolicyChinese Foreign PolicyEurasiaInternational InstitutionsInstitucionalismo HistóricoPolítica Externa RussaPolítica Externa ChinesaEurásiaInstituições InternacionaisThe concept of Eurasia is one of the most important elements of geopolitics, dating back to the beginning of the last century, and whose development owes much to the works of geographers and political thinkers alike. Nevertheless, although comprising a big portion of the planet’s political space, this region suffers from a relative ‘organizational gap’, especially if compared with neighboring regions such as Western Europe and Southeast Asia for instance. This paper contends that the lack of an overarching political arrangement in Eurasia owes much to particular aspects of the Russia-China relationship, which encompasses Great Power aspirations and competing organizational schemesin the region. Different views about Eurasia itself, associated with a quest for leadership in regional institution-building, put both Russia and China on competitive tracks, essentially obstructing the formation of a broad political design in the broader continent. To substantiate our point, the present work applies certain concepts from historical institutionalism, whose mechanisms enabled a thorough evaluation of patterns of inception, continuation, and change of political institutions, alliances and principles affecting the Sino-Russian relationship over time, as well as its effects on Eurasia’s ‘organizational gap’ per se. O conceito de Eurásia é um dos elementos mais importantes da geopolítica, o qual remonta ao início do século passado, e cujo desenvolvimento deve muito às obras de geógrafos e de pensadores políticos. No entanto, embora englobe uma grande parte do espaço político do planeta, esta região sofre de uma relativa ‘lacuna organizacional’, especialmente se comparada com regiões vizinhas, como a Europa Ocidental e o Sudeste Asiático, por exemplo. Este artigo propõe que a falta de um arranjo político abrangente na Eurásia se deve muito a aspectos particulares da relação Rússia-China, que engloba aspirações por parte de duas Grandes Potências e esquemas organizacionais concorrentes na região. Diferentes visões sobre a própria Eurásia, associadas à busca pela liderança na construção de instituições regionais, colocaram a Rússia e a China em caminhos competitivos, essencialmente obstruindo a formação de um amplo desenho político no continente. Para substanciar nosso argumento, o presente trabalho aplica certos conceitos do institucionalismo histórico, cujos mecanismos permitiram-nos uma avaliação mais ampla dos padrões de surgimento, continuação e mudança das instituições políticas, alianças e princípios que afetaram a relação sino-russa ao longo do tempo, bem como sua efeitos na 'lacuna organizacional' da Eurásia em si.UFRGS2022-02-24info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/11335310.22456/2178-8839.113353Conjuntura Austral; Vol. 13 No. 61 (2022); 16 - 32Conjuntura Austral; Vol. 13 Núm. 61 (2022); 16 - 32Conjuntura Austral; v. 13 n. 61 (2022); 16 - 322178-8839reponame:Conjuntura Australinstname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSenghttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/113353/66446Copyright (c) 2022 VALDIR da SILVA BEZERRA, HENOCH Gabriel MANDELBAUMinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBezerra, Valdir da SilvaMandelbaum, Henoch Gabriel2022-02-25T01:04:51Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/113353Revistahttps://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustralPUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/oaiconjunturaaustral@ufrgs.br||reisdasilva@hotmail.com||nerint@ufrgs.br||andre.reis@ufrgs.br2178-88392178-8839opendoar:https://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/oaihttps://seer.ufrgs.br/ConjunturaAustral/oai2022-02-25T01:04:51Conjuntura Austral - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false |
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Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relations Desconfiança no Heartland: explicando o "Vazio Organizacional" eurasiático por meio das relações Russo-Chinesas |
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Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relations |
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Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relations Bezerra, Valdir da Silva Historical Institutionalism Russian Foreign Policy Chinese Foreign Policy Eurasia International Institutions Institucionalismo Histórico Política Externa Russa Política Externa Chinesa Eurásia Instituições Internacionais |
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Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relations |
title_full |
Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relations |
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Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relations |
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Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relations |
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Distrust in the heartland: explaining the Eurasian “Organization Gap” through the Russo-Chinese relations |
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Bezerra, Valdir da Silva |
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Bezerra, Valdir da Silva Mandelbaum, Henoch Gabriel |
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Mandelbaum, Henoch Gabriel |
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Bezerra, Valdir da Silva Mandelbaum, Henoch Gabriel |
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Historical Institutionalism Russian Foreign Policy Chinese Foreign Policy Eurasia International Institutions Institucionalismo Histórico Política Externa Russa Política Externa Chinesa Eurásia Instituições Internacionais |
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Historical Institutionalism Russian Foreign Policy Chinese Foreign Policy Eurasia International Institutions Institucionalismo Histórico Política Externa Russa Política Externa Chinesa Eurásia Instituições Internacionais |
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The concept of Eurasia is one of the most important elements of geopolitics, dating back to the beginning of the last century, and whose development owes much to the works of geographers and political thinkers alike. Nevertheless, although comprising a big portion of the planet’s political space, this region suffers from a relative ‘organizational gap’, especially if compared with neighboring regions such as Western Europe and Southeast Asia for instance. This paper contends that the lack of an overarching political arrangement in Eurasia owes much to particular aspects of the Russia-China relationship, which encompasses Great Power aspirations and competing organizational schemesin the region. Different views about Eurasia itself, associated with a quest for leadership in regional institution-building, put both Russia and China on competitive tracks, essentially obstructing the formation of a broad political design in the broader continent. To substantiate our point, the present work applies certain concepts from historical institutionalism, whose mechanisms enabled a thorough evaluation of patterns of inception, continuation, and change of political institutions, alliances and principles affecting the Sino-Russian relationship over time, as well as its effects on Eurasia’s ‘organizational gap’ per se. |
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