The 3 Nations Battle and Bridges

Washington DC, Moscow, Beijing

The Battles and Bridges in the 21st Century: USA, Russia, and China

The 21st century is defined not only by rivalry among the United States, Russia, and China, but also by the complex bridges that connect them. Strategic competition plays out through military modernization, economic sanctions, technology races, energy leverage, and regional conflicts — forming the “battles” of influence across Europe, the Indo-Pacific, the Arctic, and beyond. Yet at the same time, global trade, financial interdependence, climate challenges, arms control frameworks, and diplomatic channels create unavoidable “bridges” between these powers. Their relationship is neither pure conflict nor full cooperation, but a dynamic balance of deterrence, negotiation, competition, and selective collaboration. Understanding both the tensions and the connections between these three nations is essential to understanding the structure of modern global order.