Alsu Tagirova
Biographic Data
| ID | 5795980 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alsu Tagirova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alsu |
| FAMILY NAME | Tagirova |
| SIGNATURE | TAGIROVA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | East China Normal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0375-5225 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
True self-help
Why has post–Cold War China not formed an alliance, when it is the most likely candidate to balance against the US? This essay addresses a major criticism of balance-of-power theory—the absence of a counter-American alliance—by submitting a neorealist explanation to the question. It argues that while China has consistently pursued internal balancing, power distribution in the international system has made external balancing nonviable. As a non-po…
Beyond general elections
Recent reports of election interference ring alarm bells about the vulnerability of the Canadian political process. We examine a different but potentially more perilous loophole in the electoral process beyond general elections to demonstrate how foreign actors could directly influence the prime ministership through the manipulation of party membership. We suggest that foreign actors could influence the selection process of party leadership and, …
Beyond the Steppe Frontier
Post-Soviet settlement of the Sino-Soviet border
After the fall of the USSR, the newly established republics had to finish negotiating the bilateral border issue with China. These states chose to have the talks as a joint delegation of post-Soviet states. They also each experienced pressure from domestic constituencies. Viewing the entire negotiation process as a three-level game, the paper argues that in all four post-Soviet states the national governments believed the cost of ‘no agreement’ w…
Defining the Borderlands
In the 1980s, the Soviet Union and China resurveyed their border in order to restart their long-stalemated border negotiations. These negotiations resulted in only a partial border settlement: the agreement was signed in 1991. By the end of 1989, nationalities openly expressing their wish to secede from the Soviet Union caused the Soviet government to slow down the negotiation process, and Moscow insisted on setting aside the most contentious sec…
From Crisis Management to Realignment of Forces
In 1969, after a series of large-scale border clashes, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Soviet Union finally decided to enter negotiations to prevent a wider military confrontation. The de-escalation process that ensued gave Soviet and Chinese leaders two options: either to compromise and reach a settlement or to go back to a strategy of delay. This article shows that the choice between the two options depended on whether either state…
Rethinking Sino-U.S. Rapprochement
Europe and China in the Cold War
Written by a group of scholars, this book provides a refreshing account of the relations between China and its European counterparts during the Cold War period. The selection of countries is itself
Soviet Public Diplomacy in China
The paper examines the use of public diplomacy within the framework of the ‘small steps’ policy in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mutual distrust, the fragility of the global balance of power and the absence of consensus within the political elites precluded China and the USSR from having productive dialogue through official diplomatic channels. Yet both sides felt the need to probe their counterpart’s intentions. The paper argues that the ‘smal…
Defining the Borderlands
In the 1980s, the Soviet Union and China resurveyed their border in order to restart their long-stalemated border negotiations. These negotiations resulted in only a partial border settlement: the agreement was signed in 1991. By the end of 1989, nationalities openly expressing their wish to secede from the Soviet Union caused the Soviet government to slow down the negotiation process, and Moscow insisted on setting aside the most contentious sec…
From Crisis Management to Realignment of Forces
In 1969, after a series of large-scale border clashes, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Soviet Union finally decided to enter negotiations to prevent a wider military confrontation. The de-escalation process that ensued gave Soviet and Chinese leaders two options: either to compromise and reach a settlement or to go back to a strategy of delay. This article shows that the choice between the two options depended on whether either state…
Soviet Public Diplomacy in China
The paper examines the use of public diplomacy within the framework of the ‘small steps’ policy in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mutual distrust, the fragility of the global balance of power and the absence of consensus within the political elites precluded China and the USSR from having productive dialogue through official diplomatic channels. Yet both sides felt the need to probe their counterpart’s intentions. The paper argues that the ‘smal…
Soviet Public Diplomacy in China
The paper examines the use of public diplomacy within the framework of the ‘small steps’ policy in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mutual distrust, the fragility of the global balance of power and the absence of consensus within the political elites precluded China and the USSR from having productive dialogue through official diplomatic channels. Yet both sides felt the need to probe their counterpart’s intentions. The paper argues that the ‘smal…
Europe and China in the Cold War
Written by a group of scholars, this book provides a refreshing account of the relations between China and its European counterparts during the Cold War period. The selection of countries is itself
Rethinking Sino-U.S. Rapprochement
From Crisis Management to Realignment of Forces
In 1969, after a series of large-scale border clashes, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Soviet Union finally decided to enter negotiations to prevent a wider military confrontation. The de-escalation process that ensued gave Soviet and Chinese leaders two options: either to compromise and reach a settlement or to go back to a strategy of delay. This article shows that the choice between the two options depended on whether either state…
Beyond the Steppe Frontier
Post-Soviet settlement of the Sino-Soviet border
After the fall of the USSR, the newly established republics had to finish negotiating the bilateral border issue with China. These states chose to have the talks as a joint delegation of post-Soviet states. They also each experienced pressure from domestic constituencies. Viewing the entire negotiation process as a three-level game, the paper argues that in all four post-Soviet states the national governments believed the cost of ‘no agreement’ w…
Defining the Borderlands
In the 1980s, the Soviet Union and China resurveyed their border in order to restart their long-stalemated border negotiations. These negotiations resulted in only a partial border settlement: the agreement was signed in 1991. By the end of 1989, nationalities openly expressing their wish to secede from the Soviet Union caused the Soviet government to slow down the negotiation process, and Moscow insisted on setting aside the most contentious sec…
Beyond general elections
Recent reports of election interference ring alarm bells about the vulnerability of the Canadian political process. We examine a different but potentially more perilous loophole in the electoral process beyond general elections to demonstrate how foreign actors could directly influence the prime ministership through the manipulation of party membership. We suggest that foreign actors could influence the selection process of party leadership and, …
True self-help
Why has post–Cold War China not formed an alliance, when it is the most likely candidate to balance against the US? This essay addresses a major criticism of balance-of-power theory—the absence of a counter-American alliance—by submitting a neorealist explanation to the question. It argues that while China has consistently pursued internal balancing, power distribution in the international system has made external balancing nonviable. As a non-po…
Political science (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · China (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Soviet union (4 works) · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (3 works)