Security Alliances

Russian President Vladimir Putin (front R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping as they arrive to pose for a group photo before a cultural event at the Osaka Geihinkan in Osaka Castle Park during the G20 Summit in Osaka. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (front R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping as they arrive to pose for a group photo before a cultural event at the Osaka Geihinkan in Osaka Castle Park during the G20 Summit in Osaka. (Getty Images)
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walter_russell_mead
walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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Cargo is unloaded from a Russian AN-124 cargo plane transporting parts of the S-400 air defence system from Russia, after it landed at Murted Airfield on July 12, 2019 in Ankara, Turkey. (Mustafa Kirazli/Getty Images)
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Cargo is unloaded from a Russian AN-124 cargo plane transporting parts of the S-400 air defence system from Russia, after it landed at Murted Airfield on July 12, 2019 in Ankara, Turkey. (Mustafa Kirazli/Getty Images)
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Blaise Misztal
Former Fellow
Blaise Misztal
4 Min Read
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