One must wonder what exactly is going on with Russia and China as they announced formally this week that they will be conducting joint military exercises during 2005. The two long-time enemies are apparently moving beyond their commercial enterprises (China is the majority trading partner for Russian military equipment) and into a tenuous alliance to prevent the United States from laying sole claim to the 'superpower' label. Both countries have long opposed a unilateral foreign policy structure with the U.S. at the top of the pyramid dictating policy to the rest of the world. Could this latest move be the means by which both countries, possibly in league with India also, establish their independence of U.S. foreign policy? Could it also be the means by which they remind Europe and the U.S. that they are also major players in the world economy, international trade, and international affairs of state? Much remains to be seen.
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