Dmitry Shlapentokh
Associate Professor, Indiana University South BendDmitry Shlapentokh is an associate professor of History at Indiana University (IU) South Bend. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago. Born in the USSR (Ukraine), he teaches World and Russian/Soviet and Post Soviet history. Dmitry started working at IU South Bend in 1991, which was the year of the collapse of the USSR. He is also the author of several books, the latest of which is the monogragh The Creation of Kazakh National Identity: The Relationship with Russia, 1900–2015 (2023).
Articles by Dmitry Shlapentokh
Politics
China’s flexible partnership strategy is reshaping relations in Europe and the US
With trust in the US fading, Europe is increasingly open to deeper relationships with partners such as China, says US academic Dmitry Shlapentokh. However, Europe’s fractious nature allows China’s multi-pronged policy towards different European partners to play to the latter’s advantage.
Dmitry Shlapentokh
27 May 2024
Politics
Gravitation towards China Russia’s best geopolitical choice
US academic Dmitry Shlapentokh looks at the China-Russia and China-US relationships from a historical perspective, explaining why Russia and China are bound to each other in their common interests, despite centuries-old suspicions.
Dmitry Shlapentokh
07 May 2024