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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">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-1438</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-1446</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">38672</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-1438-2024-26-1-107-120</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">OBKQAW</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>REGIONAL SECURITY AND GEOPOLITICS ISSUES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ПРОБЛЕМЫ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ И ГЕОПОЛИТИКИ</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">Russia, China, and North Korea Strategic Defense Partnership</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Стратегическое оборонное партнерство России, Китая и Северной Кореи</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4461-4728</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3270-2202</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Naumenko</surname><given-names>Alina S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Науменко</surname><given-names>Алина Сергеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD Student, Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Politics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант, ассистент кафедры сравнительной политологии, факультет гуманитарных и социальных наук</p></bio><email>naumenko-as@rudn.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3124-0028</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Saltanov</surname><given-names>Stanislav D.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Салтанов</surname><given-names>Станислав Дмитриевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD student of the Department of International Relations of the School of Regional and International Studies (Oriental Institute)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант кафедры международных отношений школы региональных и международных исследований (Восточный институт), Дальневосточный</p></bio><email>saltanov.sd@dvfu.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Far Eastern Federal University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Дальневосточный федеральный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-03-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>03</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>26</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Turn to the East</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Поворот на Восток</issue-title><fpage>107</fpage><lpage>120</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-04-08"><day>08</day><month>04</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Naumenko A.S., Saltanov S.D.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Науменко А.С., Салтанов С.Д.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Naumenko A.S., Saltanov S.D.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Науменко А.С., Салтанов С.Д.</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/political-science/article/view/38672">https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/38672</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">Due to the aggravation of the global geopolitical confrontation, the relations in the sphere of security issues within the framework of the Russia - China - North Korea triangle get particular importance. The purpose of the study is to analyze the current state and prospects of the strategic defense partnership between Russia, China, and North Korea. The authors used the following methods: a system approach, a method of situational analysis, a comparative method, a method of analyzing the current situation, as well as a method of scenario forecasting. The authors analyzed the relations between Russia and China in the military sphere, Russian-North Korean relations in the security sphere, as well as the role of China and North Korea in ensuring stability in the region. It is concluded that in the current conditions of rising tensions in the AsiaPacific region, primarily on the island of Taiwan and the Korean peninsula, these countries will converge, first, against the triangle USA - Japan - South Korea, often called “Asian NATO”. To conclude, the relations between Russia, China and North Korea will not take the form of a fullfledged military alliance. It is expected that the efforts of military-technical cooperation and the possibility of mutual support in the event of a security threat to one of the countries will be deepened.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">В условиях обострения глобального геополитического противостояния особое значение приобретают отношения в сфере безопасности в рамках треугольника Россия - Китай - Северная Корея. Целью исследования является анализ текущего состояния, а также перспектив стратегического оборонного партнерства России, Китая и Северной Кореи. В исследовании авторами были использованы системный подход, метод ситуационного анализа, сравнительный метод, метод анализа текущей ситуации, а также метод сценарного прогнозирования. Авторы проанализировали отношения России и Китая в военной сфере, российско-северекорейские отношения в сфере безопасности, а также место Китая и Северной Кореи в обеспечении стабильности в регионе. Делается вывод о том, что в современных условиях нарастания напряженности в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе (АТР), прежде всего на Тайваньском острове и Корейском полуострове, данные страны будут сближаться, прежде всего в противовес треугольнику США - Япония - Южная Корея, часто называемому «Азиатское НАТО». На наш взгляд, отношения России, Китая и Северной Кореи не приобретут вид полноценного военного союза, но усилия по военно-техническому сотрудничеству и возможности поддержки друг друга в случае угрозы безопасности одной из стран треугольника будут углубляться.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>strategic partnership</kwd><kwd>triangle</kwd><kwd>Russia</kwd><kwd>China</kwd><kwd>North Korea</kwd><kwd>Asian NATO</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>стратегическое партнерство</kwd><kwd>треугольник</kwd><kwd>Россия</kwd><kwd>Китай</kwd><kwd>Северная Корея</kwd><kwd>Азиатское НАТО</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">Buzan, B., &amp; Waever, O. (2003). Regions and Powers. The Structure of International Security. Cambridge University Press.</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Караганов С.А. Как победить в холодной войне. 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