Sino-Russian Approach to Global World Order: Humanitarian interventions as a frame of reference

Nabil, Muhammad

Abstract

From a vantage point of institutions, the paper examines Sino-Russian responses to UN humanitarian interventions attempting to interpret China and Russia’s world-order policies and strategies within the Global World Order (GWO). Drawing on both realist and internationalist perspectives, the paper argues that China and Russia's integration into key international institutions, particularly their roles as veto-wielding members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), provides significant insights into their world-order orientations. Sino-Russian responses and reactions to the UN-proposed Responsibility to Protect (R2P) interventions in Kosovo, Georgia, Crimea, Libya, Syria, and Myanmar reveal a complex realist approach. Both nations seemingly view R2P as a tool of Western imperialism, selectively opposing interventions based on geopolitical and geoeconomic interests. Overall, Sino-Russian strategies reflect a nationalist-driven realism aimed at balancing US dominance, prioritising regional stability and spheres of influence, and challenging the spread of liberal

Citation

Nabil, M. (2025). Sino-Russian Approach to Global World Order: Humanitarian interventions as a frame of reference. SOAS journal of postgraduate research, 16, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00043301

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2025
• Deposit Date: Jan 23, 2025
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 23, 2025
• Journal: The SOAS Journal of Postgraduate Research
• Print ISSN: 2631-3812
• Electronic ISSN: 2517-6226
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Pages: 1-24
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00043301
• Keywords: Humanitarian intervention, Responsibility to Protect (R2P), Global World Order (GWO), Liberal World Order (LWO), China, Russia, Realism.
• Publisher URL: https://www.soas.ac.uk/research/soas-journals-and-books/soas-journal-postgraduate-research