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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">26781</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2021-21-2-338-349</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>PEACE AND SECURITY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МИР И БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="zh"><subject>世界和安全</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The U.S. Factor in Sino-Israeli and Indian-Israeli Relations</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Фактор США в израильско-китайских и израильско-индийских отношениях</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9922-245X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Mikaelian</surname><given-names>Arman Artakovich</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Микаелян</surname><given-names>Арман Артакович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD Student, Department of Diplomacy</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант кафедры дипломатии</p></bio><email>mikaelyan.a@inno.mgimo.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2429-9150</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Morozov</surname><given-names>Vladimir Mikhailovich</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Морозов</surname><given-names>Владимир Михайлович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in History, Associate Professor, Department of Diplomacy, Vice-Rector for HR Policy</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат исторических наук, доцент кафедры дипломатии, проректор по кадровой политике</p></bio><email>morozov@inno.mgimo.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">MGIMO University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">МГИМО МИД России</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-06-22" publication-format="electronic"><day>22</day><month>06</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>21</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Intensifying U.S. — Сhina Strategic Rivalry and the Transformation of the Global Order</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Нарастающее стратегическое соперничество между США и КНР  и трансформация глобального миропорядка</issue-title><fpage>338</fpage><lpage>349</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2021-06-22"><day>22</day><month>06</month><year>2021</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2021, Mikaelian A.A., Morozov V.M.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2021, Микаелян А.А., Морозов В.М.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Mikaelian A.A., Morozov V.M.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Микаелян А.А., Морозов В.М.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/26781">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/26781</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">The article analyses the US influence on Israeli policy towards both China and India. The United States has had and still has a significant influence on the dynamics of Israeli-Chinese and Israeli-Indian relations. The relevance of the issue stems from the growing importance of China and India in the world affairs amid rising tensions between the US and China that are spilling into a trade war. The article aims to explore the US influence on Israel’s policy in Asia. It examines the way how the Israeli leadership has adapted to Washington’s influence while promoting its strategic cooperation with China and India. The study comprises historical method, comparative analysis and historical-systematic analysis. The author comes to the following conclusions. First, Washington’s influence on Sino-Israeli relations has gone through five development stages: the first stage (1971-1989): implicit US support for the development of Sino-Israeli relations; the second stage (1990-1998): American criticism of military and technical cooperation between Israel and China; the third stage (1999-2005): Washington’s shift from criticism to pressure policy in order to prevent the Israeli leadership from military cooperation with China; the fourth stage (2006-2016): Israel’s acceptance of US demands and refusal to supply arms to Beijing (with Tel Aviv focusing on the development of trade and economic relations with China); the fifth stage (2017 - present): U.S. criticism of Israeli-Chinese economic cooperation amid worsening contacts between Beijing and Washington. The Israeli government is trying to meet Washington’s demands as well as preserve its strategic economic relations with Beijing. Second, the US factor, on the contrary, contributed to normalization of Indian-Israeli relations, having a positive impact on the development of trade, economic and military cooperation between Tel Aviv and New Delhi. Third, the US actions can be explained by an attempt to preserve its national interests. At the same time, the author stresses that the US influence on Israel’s policy in Asia complies with Washington’s regional priorities set forth in the 2017 US National Security Strategy.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">Проанализировано влияние США на политику Израиля в рамках сотрудничества с КНР и Индией. США оказали и до сих пор оказывают значительное влияние на развитие израильско-китайских и израильско-индийских отношений. Актуальность рассматриваемой темы связана с растущей ролью вышеуказанных азиатских держав в мировой политике на фоне усугубления китайско-американских противоречий, перерастающих в торговую войну. Цель статьи - исследовать влияние США на политику Израиля в отношении Китая и Индии. Рассматривается, как израильское руководство адаптировалось к влиянию Вашингтона, при этом соблюдая свои стратегические интересы развития сотрудничества с КНР и Индией. Используя методы историзма, сравнительного анализа и историко-системного анализа, автор приходит к следующим выводам. Во-первых, влияние США на израильско-китайские отношения прошло 5 этапов развития: первый этап (1971-1989 гг.) - косвенная поддержка Вашингтоном развития контактов между Тель-Авивом и Пекином; второй этап (1990-1998 гг.) - критика американской стороны в адрес военно-технического сотрудничества Израиля и КНР; третий этап (1999-2005 гг.) - переход Вашингтона от критики к политике давления с целью отказа руководства Израиля от военного сотрудничества с КНР; четвертый этап (2006-2016 гг.) - принятие Израилем требований США и отказ от поставок вооружений Пекину (при этом Тель-Авив фокусирует свое внимание на развитии торгово-экономических отношений с КНР); пятый этап (2017 г. - н. вр.) - критика американской стороной израильско-китайского сотрудничества в сфере экономики на фоне ухудшения контактов между Пекином и Вашингтоном. Правительство Израиля стремится отвечать требованиям США, при этом учитывая важное экономическое значение взаимодействия с Пекином. Во-вторых, фактор США, напротив, способствовал развитию израильско-индийских отношений, оказав положительное влияние на развитие торгово-экономического и военного сотрудничества Тель-Авива и Нью-Дели. В-третьих, действия США можно объяснить попыткой сохранить свои национальные интересы. При этом отмечается, что влияние Америки на политику Израиля в Азии полностью соответствует региональным приоритетам Вашингтона, установленным в Стратегии национальной безопасности США (2017 г.).</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Israel’s foreign policy</kwd><kwd>Israel</kwd><kwd>China</kwd><kwd>India</kwd><kwd>the USA</kwd><kwd>the Middle East</kwd><kwd>Asia</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>внешняя политика Израиля</kwd><kwd>Израиль</kwd><kwd>КНР</kwd><kwd>Индия</kwd><kwd>США</kwd><kwd>Ближний Восток</kwd><kwd>Азия</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Kashin, V.P. (2017). India - Israel: Difficult way to strategic partnership. Asia and Africa Today, (12), 31-37. (In Russian).</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Кашин В.П. 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