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Tim Rühlig and Alessia Caruso's Analysis, 'The dependence gap in Russia-China relations', was cited in a Newsweek article assessing Russia's role in the Iran crisis. The piece argues that, despite remaining a dangerous actor, Russia's absence from the crisis underscores its increasingly sidelined position. It echoes the authors' argument that the pronounced structural dependency gap between Russia and China translates into an asymmetric strategic flexibility for Beijing.