Project: Russia and the Asia-Pacific: Conceptual Basis for Security and Development Policy
The project is designed to assess Russia’s interests in the Asia Pacific, develop proposals for Russia’s efficient integration in the region and cooperation with regional formats (APEC, ASEAN and others).
In addition, the large-scale regional project also addresses the outlook for Russia’s bilateral relations with its strategic partners – China, India, Republic of Korea, Japan and other countries in the region.
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On November 24, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS, Republic of Korea) held a conference on “Russia — South Korea: Dialogue in an Era of Uncertainty.”
On September 29, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a round table entitled "Russia and Vietnam in the face of growing competition in the Asia-Pacific region and Eurasia: Points of Convergence."
On September 9, 2024, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Synergia Foundation (Bangalore, India) and the Grandview Institution (Beijing, China) organised an online seminar ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the New World Order. Scenarios of Evolution’


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Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member
Academic Supervisor of the Institute of World Military Economy and Strategy at HSE University, RIAC member
Dean of the Department of World Economics and World Politics of the National Research University-Higher School of Economics
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