Instructions
Mid Term Exam
Is it possible for the United States to reach a confident conclusion about the intentions of China and Russia based on their current relationship?
By your understanding based on the reading materials below which we have already covered when talking about Receiving Signals and Assessing Intentions, but also by reading a very current article from the link below on China – Russia relationship after recent visit of China`s President to Russia please explain if it is possible for the U.S. to reach confident conclusions about the intentions of China and Russia?
Reading materials:
Sebastian Rosato, “The Inscrutable Intentions of Great Powers,” International Security, Vol. 39, No. 3
(Winter 2014/2015), pp. 48-88.
Keren Yarhi-Milo, “How Leaders and Intelligence Communities Assess the Intentions of Adversaries,”
International Security, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Summer 2013), pp. 7-51.
CNN Article No path to peace: Five key takeaways from Xi and Putin1s talks in Moscow
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/22/europe/china-xi-russia-putin-talks-five-takeaways-intl-hnk-mic
In answering this question, please use the APA Citation Format. Length of the essay is 1100 words 10% plus/minus. You time due for submission is no later than 09:00 am Saturday 25 March. Successful completion of this assignment contributes up to 30 % of your overall grade.