... military risks is a path to eradicating dangerous stereotypes about a sustainable and environmentally friendly energy source that, in the wrong hands, could become the Destroyer of Worlds [
vi
].
i
. Given an inherently broad understanding of both the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific concepts, one may find other similar agreements applicable – albeit partly – too, e.g. NWFZ in Latin America and the Caribbean (Tlatelolco Treaty).
ii
. To be exact, this includes Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam....
... event is
Open, Connect, Balance
. The main goals boil down to: opening new opportunities in trade and investment for the entire Asia-Pacific; increasing the connectivity of countries and economies in all areas; as well as contributing to a balance in various ... ... Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the anti-Chinese Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). The Forum did not do well in trade liberalization, and the
1994 Bogor Goals
remained ...
... forecast that its geo-economic structure will be influenced by the Fourth Industrial Revolution while that of geopolitics will disproportionately be shaped by the global competition between the superpowers of the U.S. and China.
Ekaterina Arapova:
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity: America’s Answer to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership?
The unprecedented U.S.-led Western sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow’s ongoing special military operation in Ukraine ...
... approaches to these issues, and the goal is to promote infrastructure and investment standards that are marked by high barriers to entry and exclusivity and are thus inaccessible to China.
Barack Obama’s logic of the rigid institutionalization of the Asia-Pacific is embodied in the flexible format of the U.S. orientation towards the Indo-Pacific, which complements the earlier announced BDN and B3W in a meaningful way. One gets the impression that the United States is trying to promote the same strategically beneficial economic cooperation agenda on a number of levels at the same ...
... robust posture.
On a prescriptive note, it would be logical for Russia’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs to devise a full-fledged Asia-Pacific strategy, to help partners get a clear idea of Russia’s priorities. It could also be a document of a different ... ... it should be of operational and performative nature rather than a doctrinal one. Certainly, it might not be as tendentious as Indo-Pacific strategies or guidelines produced by European states. It is imperative, however, to define the unique niches and ...
The factors driving the Indo-Pacific strategy forward are clearly stronger than the constraints
After the U.S. has put forward its Asia-Pacific strategy in 2017, many commentators believed that the concept was artificial and lacking in political foundation, concluding therefore that it would not take off. However, contrary to this prediction, the development of the Indo-Pacific strategy ...
One would hope that Japan will be further interested in preventing the Indo-Pacific concept from transforming into an additional source of tension in Russia–Japan relations
Shinzo Abe’s recent decision to step down as Prime Minister has been one of the most noteworthy international events of recent times. This news,...
... principles-based “global infrastructure development”. Similarly, in September 2019, the European Union and Japan, also non-members of the BRI, announced the “Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure” (
PSCQI
), encompassing the Indo-Pacific, Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions.
Yuan Jiang:
The Thucydides’ Trap: the Avoidable Destiny Between the US and China
Even without mentioning China, it is not difficult to establish that the BDN and PSCQI projects are the Western ...
Interview with Peter Tesch, Ambassador of Australia to the Russian Federation
What are the features of Australia’s approach to the conception of Indo-Pacific? What perspectives does Australia see for the Quad? Is China mainly a partner or a competitor to Australia? What place should Russia take in world politics? His Excellency
Mr Peter Tesch
, Ambassador of Australia to the Russian Federation,...
... Zealand to Russia, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
On March 27, 2019, Ian Hill, Ambassador of New Zealand to Russia, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
The discussion focused on the evolving military-political situation in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of increasing tensions in the U.S.-China relations, promoting the Indo-Pacific region concept by the U.S., and the difficulties in the work of many regional multilateral organizations. Particular attention was paid to the preparation of 2021 APEC Summit, to be held in New Zealand.
