Čínsko-ruské vztahy po 2014: spojenectví mezi nerovnými

The thesis analyzes the evolution of post-2014 Sino-Russian relations using a synthetic approach that combines Neoclassical Realism with a Neorealist Theory of Alliances. The Sino-Russian relationship is incredibly complex and cannot be properly understood through any single theoretical lens. Both domestic and systemic factors are at play, so that only an approach that succeeds in combining a domestic approach with a structural one can hope of understanding the multi-level dynamics of the Beijing-Moscow relationship. The empirical section begins by examining the domestic determinants of Russia and China's foreign policies vis-à-vis each other, before moving on to an investigation of how these policies manifest themselves in the economic, diplomatic, and military domains. The findings are then summarized in the conclusion. The evidence presented in the thesis suggests that the Moscow-Beijing alignment is as much a result of ideological affinity and economic necessity as it is of their shared animosity towards Washington.