Lyle Goldstein, director of the China Initiative, recently co-authored a new book examining how a growing China-Russia quasi-alliance is reshaping global naval power. Drawing on Mandarin- and Russian-language sources, the book details expanding maritime cooperation—from joint exercises with Iran to operations in the Arctic—and argues that deepening collaboration is challenging U.S. naval supremacy, with implications spanning from the Indo-Pacific to regions across the globe.
Date
January 13, 2026
The New Cold War at Sea: Maritime Implications of the China-Russia Quasi-Alliance
Lyle Goldstein recently co-authored a new book examining how growing China-Russia maritime cooperation is reshaping global naval power and challenging U.S. dominance at sea.