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... Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. The following issues were discussed in the course of the meeting with the Japanese members of parliament: development of Russian-Japanese bilateral relations, security issues in North-Eastern Asia, situation in Asia-Pacific region in general. The meeting was mediated by the Ambassador of Japan to Russia Toehisa Kodzuki.
... Dostoyevsky Library. Alexander Gabuev , Director of the Russia in the Asian-Pacific Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, and Igor Denisov, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for International Studies at MGIMO University, gave a lecture titled “Russia, China and the US in the Asia-Pacific — is cooperation possible?” Having considered the economic and political importance of the Asia-Pacific, both experts focused on the current state of relations between Russia, China and the US, and offered ideas about future developments ...
In 2017 Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) starts a series of events titled “Asian Dialogue” devoted to bilateral and multilateral cooperation of the Asia Pacific states, security problems and a number of the other topics of the regional ...
... “corridors of certainty”, which are visible for 2017. They are far from rosy and speak about the necessity to develop fundamentally new solutions to the accumulated problems. Where Does the Power Come From? It is quite obvious that the tone of Russia’s foreign policy in 2017 will be dictated by the country’s relations with the United States. Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. general elections is an important factor, but it is by far not the only one. The US plays the key role in resolving ...
... free-trade zone formation between Singapore and the Eurasian Economic Union. Another topic on the agenda was the upcoming 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Moscow and Singapore in 2018, and the possible areas for cooperation between the Russian and Singapore research centers and universities.
On September 14, 2016 RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with Australian Ambassador to Russia Peter Tesch and Head of the Political Section of the Embassy Ted Burgell. The participants of the meeting discussed bilateral Russian-Australian relations, security issues in the Asia-Pacific, and prospects for cooperation between the two countries in solving problems of global governance (ensuring global food supply security, above all).
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 with Western countries, which make it necessary to compensate for the losses caused by geopolitical confrontation and sanctions imposed against Russia in 2014. Yet this simplistic interpretation may only come from a superficial ...
On July 18, 2016, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met with RoK Ambassador in Moscow Park Ro-byug to discuss a variety of issues pertaining to Russia’s policy in Asia-Pacific, among them: — Historical, economic and strategic significance of the fastest developing territories and Russia’s New Eastern Policy (Pivot to Asia). — Steps to be taken by Moscow to bring into balance future cooperation ...
... accurately, the heartsea — of this region is the East and South China Seas, the two countries are essential as the strategic rearguards of security and thus prosperity in Asia. For Australian foreign policy, there is even a clearer interest in Russia. As the Cold War drew to a close, the Asia-Pacific has essentially become a region of U.S. maritime dominance — a situation Australia was totally comfortable with, given the elaborate security alignment the United States and Australia have. But then China started to rise and demonstrate ...
... with Canada and Mexico), on other free trade agreements in the Americas (Chile, Peru, etc.), on individual agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region (Australia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea). It is important to realize that the TPP is a part of the US ... ... negotiations with the EU on The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Unlike the TPP’s marginal influence on Russia’ economy [4] , the agreement between the US and Europe could have a very negative impact on Russia’s international ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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