Jul 16, 2022 // Katie Stallard’s new book “Dancing on Bones” explores how China, Russia, and North Korea use history to legitimize, justify, and perpetuate their political and patrimonial power. In his book review, Joshua Huminski analyzes the importance of understanding this historical manipulation.
The aftermath of the Ukraine war, as a protracted complex conflict, has revealed how the Russia-West geopolitical rivalry has entered uncharted territories with an asymmetrical war and unparallel weaponry: hard power versus sanctions and other tools of political economy, or sticky power. It seems to be a misguided venture of power dynamics: bullets and rockets versus economic and financial warfare, perpetuating a long hurting stalemate for all stakeholders.