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Abstract

The Ukraine-Russia conflict is a complex one. Some countries intend to defend national interests regarding border areas, energy sources, and international trade routes such as the United States, NATO, and China. The United States-NATO is trying to maintain the status quo over the Euro-Arctic region. Meanwhile, China took advantage of this conflict to expand into the European market. In addition, China has also benefited in the military sector to modernize its military arsenal and cheap energy sources amid the global energy crisis from Russia. Therefore, to help the process of analyzing the issue, this study uses the concept of balancing to see how the US-NATO shapes the perception of threats to China. Henceforth, both know what form of deterrence and containment strategy to employ in their involvement in the Ukraine-Russian conflict, especially to stem China's expansion in the Caucasus and Arctic regions.

Bahasa Abstract

Konflik Ukraina-Rusia merupakan konflik yang kompleks. Terdapat negara-negara yang bermaksud untuk mempertahankan kepentingan nasional terkait wilayah perbatasan, sumber energi, dan jalur perdagangan internasional seperti Amerika Serikat, NATO dan Cina. Amerika Serikat-NATO berusaha untuk mempertahankan status quo atas kawasan Euro-Arktik. Sementara itu, Cina mengambil keuntungan dari konflik ini untuk melakukan ekspansi ke pasar Eropa. Selain itu, Cina juga memperoleh manfaat di sektor militer guna memodernisasi persenjataan militernya dan sumber energi murah di tengah krisis energi global dari Rusia. Oleh karena itu, untuk membantu proses analisis isu tersebut, maka penelitian ini menggunakan konsep balancing untuk melihat bagaimana AS-NATO membentuk persepsi ancaman ke Cina. Sehingga untuk selanjutnya, keduanya mengetahui bentuk strategi deterrence dan containment apa yang harus dilakukan dalam keterlibatannya di konflik Ukraina-Rusia terutama untuk membendung ekspansi Cina di kawasan Kaukasus dan Arktik.

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