A growing Western habit of linking China and Russia as joint adversaries in various contexts is missing the actual strengths of the relationship, and their varied interests in third locations.
Geopolitics have returned with a vengeance. Public discourse is increasingly conducted in adversarial terms, with ‘our side' versus ‘their side' dominating the strategic narrative. And while the ‘enemy of the day' from a UK perspective is Iran, there is a growing discussion about China and Russia as though they are one and the same, a new ‘axis of evil' working to stymie ‘our' ability to operate in the world.
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