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Joseph Webster
Joseph Webster is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and edits the independent China-Russia Report. This article represents his own personal opinion.
Joseph Webster is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, where he specializes in energy geopolitics. Parallel to his energy work, Joe edits the China-Russia Report, an independent, non-partisan newsletter exploring developments in Sino-Russian relations.
His energy and geopolitical analyses have been cited in Axios, Politico, Politico Europe, The Diplomat, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, inter alia.
Joe completed a master’s degree in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, where he was a Mount Vernon fellow, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland. Joe is proficient in Mandarin Chinese.
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June 03, 2024
How China’s Battery Complex Figures in Ties With Russia
By Joseph Webster
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February 13, 2024
China-Russia Energy Ties Feature in the Xi-Putin Lunar New Year Call
By Joseph Webster
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December 21, 2023
China and Russia Are Trying to Stack the Deck in 2024 Elections
By Joseph Webster
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November 23, 2023
The West Shouldn’t Forget China’s Pro-Russia Neutrality
By Joseph Webster
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October 20, 2023
The Xi-Putin Meeting: A United Front, But Troubles on the Horizon
By Joseph Webster
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September 23, 2023
Will Russia and China Agree to the Power of Siberia 2?
By Joseph Webster
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August 15, 2023
Will a China-Led Global Recession Influence Beijing’s Russia Policy?
By Joseph Webster
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July 18, 2023
Russia, China, and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
By Joseph Webster
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June 17, 2023
China and Russia May Be Expanding Natural Gas Cooperation – Just Not Via Power of Siberia 2
By Joseph Webster
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May 16, 2023
Sensing Opportunities, China Weighs Its Diplomatic Options in Europe
By Joseph Webster
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April 05, 2023
Could the US Block Russian Oil Exports to China? Yes, But It’s a Bad Idea
By Joseph Webster
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