... socio-economic standpoint rather than from the political perspective. All actors, despite the current difficulties in Japan-China and Russia-Japan relations, stick to the established ties in different areas. Due to the specifics of its political regime and restrictions ... ... Council as well by Tokyo and Seoul unilaterally, the DPRK is not heavily involved in economic and social exchanges. Nevertheless, North Korea is clearly an integral part of the region’s internal environment and an important factor in the processes in Northeast Asia.
Regional Security Complex Theory (RSCT) is a new IR theory proposed by Barry Buzan and Ole Wæver from the Copenhagen ...
... independence than both Tokyo and even Seoul. This means that North Korea will never become an obedient proxy in Russia's or China's capable hands. However, the growing US-Japanese-South Korean military cooperation inevitably leads to stronger China-Russia-North Korea ties. This, in turn, means that we are moving toward a more rigid bipolar security arrangement in Northeast Asia. Unfortunately, for the time being, all the dreams for a common security system in the region have to be put on hold.
Andrey Kortunov:
What Is So Special about Beijing-Moscow Security Cooperation?
Will this change affect Russia's and China's ...
Working Paper 25/2015
In 2015 Russia and South Korea celebrate the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. Much has been accomplished, but significant potential for collaboration in Northeast Asia to address new and traditional threats remains untapped.
In this analytical paper experts of the Russian International Affairs
Council (RIAC) and Institute for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (
IREEES
), Seoul National University ...
... Russian team included RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov, former Russian Ambassador to South Korea Gleb Ivashentsov, former Russian Ambassador to North Korea Valery Sukhinin and Alexander Zhebin, Head of the Center for Korean Studies at RAS Institute for Far Eastern Studies.... ... nonproliferation in the Korean Peninsula, approaches of great powers to Korean settlement, and the impact of global changes on situation in Northeast Asia.
