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Nikkei Asia
4 days ago
- Science
- Nikkei Asia
Russia's shrinking navy reveals its growing strategic dependence on China
A ceremony on July 31 following the arrival of Chinese naval vessels in Vladivostok, Russia, ahead of Chinese-Russian joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan. © Reuters Hao Nan is a research fellow with the Charhar Institute and a nuclear futures fellow (2025-2026) with the Ploughshares Fund & Horizon 2045.
Nikkei Asia
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
China's SCO leadership is being tested by regional conflicts
Defense ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation nations meet in Qingdao, China, on June 26. © Reuters Hao Nan is a research fellow with the Charhar Institute and a Nuclear Futures fellow (2025-2026) with the Ploughshares Fund & Horizon 2045. On May 7, 2025, India launched missile strikes against Pakistan under the codename "Operation Sindoor," targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Barely a month later, on June 13, Israel conducted unprecedented air strikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities, prompting a severe regional crisis. Both events unfolded under the watch of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), raising pressing questions about the organization's effectiveness as a regional security platform, especially as China assumes the rotating chairmanship in a year marked by turmoil.
