That's more thought given than a lot of colleagues shaped in particular, often US-coded, sub-disciplines
That's more thought given than a lot of colleagues shaped in particular, often US-coded, sub-disciplines
Alliances of convenience last as long as they are convenient. You can be best friends with a personalist dictator today and a bitter enemy tomorrow. And the Russia/India/China relationship in particular has a lot of historical baggage hidden under the surface that can erupt if circumstances change.