Game Theory #27: Putin Enters the Chat - Professor Jiang (Transcript) - The Singju Post
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Putin's pivot to Beijing isn't just diplomacy — Professor Jiang unpacks how Game Theory explains why two rival autocracies find mutual defection too costly to risk.
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Theory Briefing
- Professor Jiang uses game theory to dissect why Russia and China cooperate despite deep historical mistrust and competing regional ambitions.
- The Russia-China relationship after Ukraine reveals a classic "enemy of my enemy" payoff matrix, where Western pressure shifts both players' dominant strategies.
- Jiang's lecture shows how repeated-game logic — not ideology — keeps Putin and Xi at the table, as defection costs outweigh short-term gains.