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Cold War II, World War III, or Grand Bargain? The Future of US-Russia-China Relations

Leading experts from the United States, Russia, and China discuss relations among their three countries.

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April 8, 2025

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The 2022 National Security Strategy listed Russia and China as the greatest threats to the US-led Liberal Order. The new Trump administration has shifted the focus of American foreign policy away from liberal internationalism toward a narrower conception of the national interest. How will a new US approach affect American relations with Russia and China? What do Moscow and Beijing make of the transformations in Washington? And how might bargains – grand or granular – shift the balance on the world stage? 

Join us Tuesday, April 8 to explore the future of US-Russia-China relations with leading global experts from across China, Russia, the United States, and Europe. 

Featured Speakers

Emma Ashford, Senior Fellow, Reimagining US Grand Strategy program, Stimson Center

Lanxin Xiang, Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center; Professor Emeritus of International History and Politics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva

Andrey Kortunov, Founding Director, Russian International Affairs Council

Peter Slezkine, Senior Fellow and Director, Russia Program, Stimson Center; Host, The Trialogue Podcast (Moderator)

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