Center for International Studies

  Reflection of the War on China-Russia Relations Nika Chitadze Director of the Center for International Studies Professor of the International Black Sea University President of the George C. Marshall Alumni Union, Georgia - International and Security Research Center    It can be said that the war in Ukraine forced the Chinese government to look differently at its international policy. In this case, the question can be asked, what has changed in the "friendship" between the two largest countries, and why does official Beijing distance itself from the Kremlin?   In early February 2022, 20 days before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. It was after this meeting that famous statements appeared that friendship between countries "has no borders" and "there are no prohibited zones in cooperation".   Based on various sources, we can say that at the mentioned meeting they discussed the situation around Uk...

  China’s Political System: Ideology or Political Manipulation Dr. Vakhtang Maisaia Wojciech Brzozowski Abstract In this essay it is presented China’s political system in present according to the definition of “political system”. Putting together information from different sources and comments of its authors will be provided some view on how hard it is to evaluate whether it is an ideology or rather a political manipulation. It is to be advised to treat those informations cum grano salis , because no matter what we learn about China, no matter what we read about it, no matter what we write, we will never be sure how close we are to the truth. It seems that China strictly follows lessons of Sun Zi and stay “formless” or present fictitious form. They remember that “perception is everything”. [1]   Essay Political system consists of state authorities, political parties and organizations and social groups (formal and informal), participating in political actions within particu...