Artyom Lukin
Professor, Oriental Institute, Far Eastern Federal University, VladivostokArticles by Artyom Lukin
Politics
Was the Trump-Putin Alaska meeting about Ukraine — or China?
US President Donald Trump’s foreign policies may appear volatile and capricious, yet they have a hard, immutable core: the containment and strangulation of China. His latest meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, could also be seen in that light, says Russian academic Artyom Lukin.
Artyom Lukin
18 Aug 2025
Politics
Will Trump 2.0 usher in a new age of imperialism?
Trump’s invocation of exceptionalism, military predominance and territorial aggrandisement closely fits the definition of imperialism, observes Russian academic Artyom Lukin. Furthermore, whether Moscow and Beijing are truly prepared to present a united front against “Pax Trumpica” remains to be seen.
Artyom Lukin
28 Jan 2025
Politics
Geese in Chinese ‘Silicon Valley’: Could China offer modernisation tips to Russia and the US?
Russian academic Artyom Lukin shares his thoughts on the Chinese and Russian paths to modernisation, following a recent trip to Changchun in Jilin province, China. As both Russia and China are late-modernisation countries, China may be able to provide some advice on how to get rid of archaic and outdated traditions while preserving the core of the national culture.
Artyom Lukin
05 Nov 2024
Politics
[State of our world] From Three Worlds to Four: Mao's revised theory of an emerging global order?
Russian academic Artyom Lukin revisits Mao's Three Worlds Theory to explain that while the world looks to be on the cusp of great change, the paradigms of the past can still inform the future. Much will depend on the "fourth world" of Russia and other perceived US adversaries who are drawing closer to China. This is the third in a series of four articles contemplating a changing world order.
Artyom Lukin
12 Sep 2022
Politics
Russian academic: Whose ideology will rule an emerging 21st century world?
Amid a changing global order, Russian academic Artyom Lukin analyses the different ideologies of the US, China and Russia and explains why it would be hasty to lump Russia and China in one camp or to dismiss the similarities between the US and Russia. In the end, the ideology that rules the emerging new world may not even be that of any of the three countries.
Artyom Lukin
12 May 2022