Lecturer in Security Studies, University of Glasgow
Dr Marcin Kaczmarski is a lecturer in the School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow. In his research, he focuses on Russia-China relations, Russia’s foreign and security policy, comparative regionalism, and the role of emerging powers in international politics. Dr Kaczmarski is the author of Russia-China relations in the post-crisis international order (Routledge 2015) and published articles in leading academic journals, including Survival, International Affairs, International Politics and Europe-Asia Studies. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, he was a visiting scholar at the Chengchi University in Taiwan, the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center in Japan, the Aleksanteri Institute in Finland and the Kennan Institute in Washington, DC. He combined research and teaching at the University of Warsaw with policy-oriented analysis for the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki and the Centre for Eastern Studies in Warsaw. He can be reached at [email protected] and followed on Twitter @M_Kaczmarski.
Beijing is walking a fine line between support for Russia and not angering the west too much
May 20, 2024 09:09 am UTC| Insights & Views
Russias Vladimir Putin and Chinas Xi Jinping have announced they will work together more closely to offset US pressure as part of Putins two-day state visit to China. Putin is seeking to firm up his relationship with...
Putin and Xi: Beijing Belt and Road meeting highlighted Russia’s role as China’s junior partner
Oct 25, 2023 05:34 am UTC| Politics
The third Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing recently attracted fewer heads of state or senior officials than the previous forums in 2017 and 2019. There were 11 European presidents and prime ministers at the 2019 forum....
Ukraine invasion: why China is more likely to support Russia than in the past
Feb 26, 2022 10:01 am UTC| Insights & Views
Chinas general approach to Russian actions in its neighbouring regions has been to minimise its involvement. After Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Beijing refused to recognise declarations of independence by the de facto...
Russia and China's growing 'friendship' is more a public relations exercise than a new world order
Feb 08, 2022 03:37 am UTC| Politics
Against the backdrop of a western diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia have marked the occasion by showing off their increasingly close relationship. Russias president Vladimir Putin posed...