... timing for the gas pipeline construction is opportune, and by its implementation Moscow can receive a number of tangible benefits.
Strengths and weaknesses
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A Memorandum of Understanding has been
signed
between Gazprom and North Korea’s
Ministry
of Oil Industry for the construction
of a gas pipeline between Russia and
the
Korean Peninsula.
Russia’s position regarding the gas pipeline construction has both strong and weak points. The former relate to technical ...
What’s on Pyongyang’s mind?
The nascent hopes for the resumption of the diplomatic process on the Korean peninsula in compliance with the US-North Korean agreements reached by the end of February 2012 and for the improvement of relations between Korea and the US were dashed by the DPRK's unexpected announcement of the intention to launch a satellite on March 16 prone with the aggravation of ...
... contribution of cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Russian Federation as a new factor of Asia-Pacific stability deserves special attention. The study of whether and how it can influence the evolution of the North Korean nuclear problem seems to be a timely exercise.
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Will the change of leadership bring about the change of the regime?
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