By Dr Alexander Korolev

Journal articles

Korolev A, 2026, 'Risk mitigation versus gains maximisation – The two logics of smaller power hedging amid intensifying great power rivalry', British Journal of Politics and International Relations, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13691481261472306

Korolev A, 2026, 'Strategic Minilateralism and the Regional Security Architecture of the Indo-Pacific: The Quad, AUKUS, and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue', INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcag002

Korolev A, 2025, 'Comparing China–Russia and US–India Strategic Alignments: The Stadial Model of Alignment Formation (SMAF) Framework', Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, 12, pp. 488 - 514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23477970251383312

Korolev A, 2025, 'China-Russia Relations in the Indo-Pacific After the Ukraine War: Unanticipated Hedging Opportunities for Moscow', Journal of East Asia Security, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.53300/001c.144322

Taylor L; Korolev A, 2025, 'Australian Alternative Media and Its Impact on Australians’ Views of China', Journal of Australian Studies, 49, pp. 22 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2025.2449705

Korolev A, 2024, 'The stadial model of alignment formation (SMAF): Conceptualising strategic alignments between states', European Journal of International Security, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/eis.2024.25

Korolev A, 2024, 'Between Scylla and Charybdis: Hedging and Australia’s Foreign Policy Amid Intensifying US-China Rivalry', Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, 7, pp. 64 - 64, https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/JIPA/Display/Article/3900102/between-scylla-and-charybdis-hedging-and-australias-foreign-policy-amid-intensi/

Korolev A, 2023, 'Transition from hedging to balancing in Australia’s China policy: theoretical and empirical explorations', Australian Journal of International Affairs, pp. 1 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2023.2274446

Korolev AN, 2021, 'Balances of Power, Threat, and Interests: The Logic behind China-Russia Strategic Alignment in the Post-Cold War Period', Lomonosov World Politics Journal, 13, pp. 75 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.48015/2076-7404-2021-13-3-75-111

Korolev A, 2021, 'Correction to: How closely aligned are China and Russia? Measuring strategic cooperation in IR (International Politics, (2020), 57, 5, (760-789), 10.1057/s41311-019-00178-8)', International Politics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41311-021-00353-w

Grachikov EN; Korolev A, 2021, 'In this issue', Vestnik Rudn International Relations, 21, pp. 207 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-0660-2021-21-2-207-209

Pan G; Korolev A, 2021, 'The Struggle for Certainty: Ontological Security, the Rise of Nationalism, and Australia-China Tensions after COVID-19', Journal of Chinese Political Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11366-020-09710-7

Korolev A; Wu F, 2019, 'Is there a U.S.–China–India triangle? – Beijing’s official views', India Review, 18, pp. 437 - 456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14736489.2019.1662187

Korolev A, 2019, 'Shrinking room for hedging: system-unit dynamics and behavior of smaller powers', International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcz011

Korolev A, 2019, 'How closely aligned are China and Russia? Measuring strategic cooperation in IR', International Politics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41311-019-00178-8

Korolev A, 2019, 'Russia and China: A Political Marriage of Convenience - Stable and Successful', JOURNAL OF CHINESE POLITICAL SCIENCE, 24, pp. 173 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11366-018-9579-y

Korolev A, 2019, 'Tai Ming Cheung and Thomas G. Mahnken (Eds.). 2018. The Gathering Pacific Storm', Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, 6, pp. 329 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2347797019889281

Korolev A; Portyakov V, 2018, 'Reluctant Allies: System-unit dynamics and China-Russia relations', International Relations, 33, pp. 40 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0047117818812561

Korolev A, 2018, 'Theories of Non-Balancing and Russia’s Foreign Policy', Journal of Strategic Studies, 41, pp. 887 - 912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2017.1283614

Korolev A; Portyakov VY, 2018, 'China-Russia Relations in Times of Crisis: A Neoclassical Realist Explanation', Asian Perspective, 42, pp. 411 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.5555/0258-9184-42.3.411

Korolev A, 2018, 'On the Verge of an Alliance: Contemporary China-Russia Military Cooperation', Asian Security, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14799855.2018.1463991

Korolev A, 2018, 'Russia in the South China Sea: Balancing and Hedging', Foreign Policy Analysis, 15, pp. 263 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fpa/orx015

Korolev A, 2018, 'Unfavorable Complementarity in Russia-China Economic Relations and Its Consequences', Problems of Economics and Management of Oil and Gas Complex, pp. 43 - 49, http://www.vniioeng.ru/inform/managment/

Korolev A, 2018, 'Beyond the nominal and the ad hoc: The substance and drivers of China-Russia military cooperation', Insight Turkey, 20, pp. 25 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.25253/99.2018201.02

Korolev A, 2017, '中俄战略联盟：迷思与现实 [Myths and Reality of China-Russia Strategic Alliance]', 上海外国语大学G20 研究中心 [SISU G20 REVIEW], pp. 1 - 15, http://lkyspp2.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/korolev_a._sisug20review_201501.pdf

Korolev A, 2017, '“体系制衡、地区对冲与中俄关系 [Systemic Balancing, Regional Hedging, and China-Russia Relations]”', 国际政治科学 [Quarterly Journal of International Politics], pp. 100 - 129, http://www.cqvip.com/qk/71439x/201701/671760074.html

Korolev A, 2017, 'De-ideologized mass line, regime responsiveness, and state-society relations', China Review, 17, pp. 7 - 36

Korolev A, 2016, 'Regime Responsiveness to Basic Needs: a Dimensional Approach', Studies in Comparative International Development, 51, pp. 434 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12116-015-9209-z

Korolev A, 2016, 'Systemic balancing and regional hedging: China-Russia relations', Chinese Journal of International Politics, 9, pp. 375 - 397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cjip/pow013

Korolev A, 2016, 'The Social Effectiveness of Political Regimes – Does Democracy Matter', Russia and the Pacific, 93, pp. 82 - 105, http://www.riatr.ru/

Korolev A, 2016, 'Russia’s reorientation to Asia: Causes and strategic implications', Pacific Affairs, 89, pp. 53 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.5509/201689153

Korolev A, 2015, 'Chinese Scholars About the Possible Scenarios for Political Reform in the PRC', SSRN Electronic Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2597040

Korolev A, 2015, 'The Strategic Alignment between China and Russia: Myths and Reality', ASAN Forum, 3, http://www.theasanforum.org/the-strategic-alignment-between-russia-and-china-myths-and-reality/

Korolev A, 2015, 'The Strategic Alignment between Russia and China: Myths and Reality', SSRN Electronic Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2594568

Korolev A, 2015, 'The PRC Political Regime’s Reaction to the Basic Needs of the Population', Far Eastern Affairs, 43, pp. 97 - 117, https://www.researchgate.net/deref/http://dlib.eastview.com/browse/doc/44947618

Korolev A, 2015, 'Needs/Wants Dichotomy and Regime Responsiveness', Critical Review, 27, pp. 23 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08913811.2014.993886

Korolev A, 2015, 'Bringing Geopolitics Back In: Russia's Foreign Policy and Its Relations with the Post-Soviet Space1', International Studies Review, 17, pp. 298 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/misr.12219

Korolev A, 2015, 'Hongyi Lai and Yiyi Lu (eds.): China’s Soft Power and International Relations', Journal of Chinese Political Science, 20, pp. 211 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11366-015-9350-6

Korolev A, 2014, 'The Ukrainian Crisis and the End of the Cold War', SSRN Electronic Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2423157

Korolev A, 2014, 'Deliberative Democracy Nationwide?-Evaluating Deliberativeness of Healthcare Reform in China', Journal of Chinese Political Science, 19, pp. 151 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11366-014-9287-1

Korolev A, 2013, '俄罗斯国际关系学科的发展及其理论探索 [The Development of Russian IR Discipline – Theoretical Exploration]', 教学与研究 [Teaching and Research], 47, pp. 64 - 73

Korolev A, 2012, 'China’s Healthcare: Developing a Universal Coverage Plan', Far Eastern Affairs, 39, pp. 45 - 76, https://www.researchgate.net/deref/http://dlib.eastview.com/browse/doc/26896814

Korolev A, 2011, 'Balancing in a Unipolar World: Causes and Outcomes – The Case of the 2008 Russian-Georgian Conflict', Civilitas, 3, pp. 58 - 88

Korolev A, 2010, 'Теория Международных Отношений С Китайской Спецификой: Современное Состояние и Тенденции Развития (International Relations Theory with Chinese Characteristics: State of The Art and Tendencies of Development)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2597035

Korolev A; Portyakov V, 'China-Russia Relations in Times of Crisis: A Neoclassical Realist Explanation', ASIAN PERSPECTIVE, 42, pp. 411 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/apr.2018.0018

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