In the process of discussing sessions of theses and dissertations of graduate students in the College of Education for theHumanities at the University of Kerbala, a master’s thesis was discussed in the Department of Applied Geography entitled “A geopolitical analysis of the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Russian-Chinese relations” by the student Aqil Rahim Jawad, under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Dr. Fadhel Hassan Kattafa.
The importance of the thesis lies in the fact that it addresses an issue of great importance for Russia and China in particular and global security in general in terms of the Ukrainian war, which has major repercussions locally, regionally and internationally, in addition to the researcher’s attempt to anticipate the future of Russian-Chinese relations in light of the impact of the Ukrainian war, and an attempt to present an academic vision of how Russia and China deal with this war and cooperation and disagreement between them.
The thesis included four chapters. The first chapter dealt with the geographical and economic components of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China, while the second chapter dealt with two topics. The first was the historical development of Russian-Chinese relations, while the third chapter studied the Republic of Ukraine in the Russian-Chinese strategy, while the fourth chapter dealt with the international powers influencing Russian-Chinese relations.
Finally, the researcher concludes that the Russian-Ukrainian war revealed Russia and China’s efforts to enhance the level of their strategic partnerships, security and military alliances to a greater level, based on a set of common motives, the most important of which is geopolitical convergence and the urgent need to form alliances to confront the United States and the Western camp towards imposing a new strategy for a multipolar world. This war was considered the most dangerous test of the relationship in several decades, in addition to the fact that the Russian-Chinese movements represent a growing concern for the United States, which seeks to support its military influence and presence in conflict areas, whether with China, such as the South China Sea and Taiwan, or with Russia, in Ukraine and NATO deployment areas.
The discussion committee consisted of:
Prof. Alia Hussein Ali Chairman
Prof. Abdul Abbas Fadikh Daghboush (Ph.D) Member
Asst. Prof. Bashar Mohammed Awaid (Ph. D) Member
Asst. Prof. Fadhel Hassan Kattafa (Ph.D) Member and Supervisor
