Dismantling the INF Treaty as a Topic in a New Agenda in "Triangular Diplomacy" (Russia - US - China)

Student: Zits Dmitrii

Faculty: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Educational Programme: International Relations (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2020

The INF Treaty termination epitomizes a crisis emerging in the current balance of power. At the moment of signing the Treaty, NATO countries and China did not participate. But over time, the rise of China and his rapprochement with Russia have revealed a violation of the balance of power. The study examines changes in the agenda in «triangular» political relations that led to the undermining of the Russian-American nuclear agreements system. This study aims at establishing how the combination of contradictions between three powers raised after the end of the Cold War eventually led to the dismantling of the INF Treaty. To achieve this purpose, the study provides an analysis of the system policy of the United States, Russia and China on the issue of nuclear disarmament.

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