... Republic of Korea, Japan and Singapore became observers to the Arctic Council.
The Report examines non-regional actors’ interests in the Arctic, their policy frameworks in the region and principal areas of Arctic studies. Authors also explore the Asian states’ positions on the international status of the Arctic. Specific attention is given to the prospects of cooperation between Russia and India, China, Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore in developing the region.
Authors:
A.N. Fedorovsky, Dr....
In spite of constant assertions by officials that Russia is a Eurasian power, recent years have seen growing references to Russia's pivot towards the East and commitment to interaction priority with Asia. Often the sharp turn towards the Asia-Pacific Region is mentioned in the context of Russia's deteriorating relations ...
Russia’s relations with the West painfully severed by the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has been bolstering the Eastern dimension of its foreign policy. It is building a closer partnership with China and demonstrating deeper interest in Asian affairs overall. This has spurred genuine concern in Europe as politicians and observers are wondering how permanent, decisive and final this pivot is and what should European leaders make of it. Asia asks these questions as well, wondering whether ...
We in Asia have been oppressed by some of the Western nations for over 500 years. Colonised by force, had our assets stolen and were basically the “Coolies” of these Western nations – primarily some of the EU nations like United Kingdom, the ...
... fundamental principles of the present international order. But Beijing does so much more intelligently than Moscow.
In May this year Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov announced that Russia will participate in joint naval drills with its Asia-Pacific allies (most likely China, among others) in the South China Sea in May 2016. How do you see Russia's potential participation playing into the overall dynamics of the region?
There always has been a Russian naval presence in Asia-Pacific,...
The emergence of Asian regional free trade agreement negotiations such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) of 12 Pacific Rim countries, APEC’s Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), and ASEAN’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ...
Moscow has been moving closer to Beijing in the last couple of years and making a concerted effort to “pivot to Asia” in light of Russia’s deteriorating relations with the West. While other powers in the Asia-Pacific region such as U.S. and Japan have had a strategic interest in cross-strait relations (i.e. relations between China and Taiwan), Russia ...
In Russia, Eurasia is usually assumed to mean the post-Soviet space. The integration project Moscow has been actively promoting over the past four years is even called the Eurasian Union. However, the interpretation of Eurasia as the territory of the former Russian ...
Interview
Founder and Chief Execuctive of Hong Kong-based Global Institute for Tomorrow
Chandran Nair
speaks to
Mark Zavadskiy
about what Asia should do in the coming century and why the West should let Asians be Asians.
Chandran Nair
is one of the most controvercial thinkers in Asia and he is not afraid of tackling publicly the most pressing issues. Chandran is the regular keynote speaker ...
