A Eurasian Axis for a Multilateral Order: Türkiye-Russia-China Cooperation and the Construction of Global Stability
Noonomy and Noosociety. Almanac of Scientific Works of the S.Y. Witte INID · Vol. 5, No. 2 · pp. 75-85
Abstract
A new international order is emerging. The central issue is no longer whether unipolarity is coming to an end. Rather, the key question is whether the new distribution of power will be organized through military blocs and economic coercion, or through multilateral cooperation among sovereign states. This article expands upon a proposal presented at the St. Petersburg Economic Congress 2026, suggesting that Türkiye, Russia, and China can establish a viable Eurasian axis to construct a stable multilateral order. The term "axis" is used here in its twenty-first-century context, implying neither a closed camp nor a hierarchy dominated by a single power. Instead, it signifies strategic coordination among nation-states that preserve their sovereignty while enhancing shared capabilities in energy, transportation, industry, finance, technology, and diplomacy. The material foundation for such coordination is already in place. Russia possesses energy depth, defense capabilities, strategic raw materials, and a vast Eurasian reach. China offers manufacturing power, financial resources, advanced technologies, and infrastructure-building capacity. Situated at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa, Türkiye possesses maritime access, industrial expertise, transport networks, and a deep-rooted state tradition, making it uniquely capable of conducting diplomacy across volatile regions. Their cooperation has the potential to interlink the Belt and Road Initiative, the Middle Corridor, the Black Sea, the Caspian Basin, and West Asian corridors. Consequently, it can foster more resilient supply chains, mitigate vulnerability to unilateral financial pressure, and reinforce sovereign solutions in West Asia, the Caucasus, and the Black Sea region. The article argues that multipolarity must transcend a mere balance of competing poles and be elevated to a multilateral order, with Türkiye-Russia-China cooperation serving as a primary driver of this transition.
Keywords: Türkiye, Russia, China, Eurasia, multilateralism; multipolarity; Belt and Road Initiative; Middle Corridor; financial diversification; West Asia; strategic autonomy; sovereign development
For citation
Akfırat А. (2026). A Eurasian Axis for a Multilateral Order: Türkiye-Russia-China Cooperation and the Construction of Global Stability. Noonomy and Noosociety. Almanac of Scientific Works of the S. Y. Witte INID, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 75-85. DOI: 10.37930/2782-6465-2026-5-2-75-85