... effort to prevent excessive escalation, given that the US now has a major stake in the Indo-Pacific formation and the growing anxiety between Washington and Beijing. While there are enhancing traditional strategic partnerships with China and India, Russo-Japanese relations demonstrate positive dynamic. The year of 2018 testified Russia's growing stake in multilateral diplomacy of East Asia. In 2019, at the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, Russian leader Vladimir Putin accented ...
RIAC online discussion concerning COVID-19 situation in Japan
Despite the relatively stable situation with the number of COVID-19 cases, the Japanese government has declared a state of emergency in seven prefectures, including Tokyo.
RIAC Program Coordinator Alevtina Larionova, together with Senior Research ...
On April 13, 2020, the Russian International Affairs Council held an online-discussion concerning COVID-19 situation in Japan.
On April 13, 2020, the Russian International Affairs Council held an online-discussion concerning COVID-19 situation in Japan.
Taisuke Abiru, Senior Research Fellow, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, and Vladimir Nelidov, Associate Professor, MGIMO ...
Prof. Tanaka reflected on the 60th anniversary of the US-Japan Security Treaty, what President Trump's 'getting tough' stance means for the world and why Japan is open to cooperation with third parties in Africa
On February 7, 2020, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted Professor Tanaka ...
On February 7, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a round table “International Politics in East Asia and Japan. Prospects for Russia — Japan Cooperation”. The event was organized with the support of the Embassy of Japan in Russia
On February 7, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a round table “International Politics in East Asia ...
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Introducing Restrictions and Removal from the “White List”
Bloomberg
Despite the events of the colonial past [
1
], as well as the current territorial disputes that are so typical of Asia’s international politics [
2
], South Korea is one of Japan’s three largest trade partners. Japan exports into South Korea up to
$54 billion
in goods
The key commodities
include semiconductors and materials for their manufacture
The
dependence of South Korean companies
on imports of fluorinated polyimides ...
On October 8, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Toyohisa Kodzuki, Japanese Ambassador to Russia, and Akio Kawato, a person of keen intellect and a Japanese diplomat based in Moscow.
On October 8, 2019, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Toyohisa Kodzuki, Japanese Ambassador to Russia, and Akio ...
... especially that of the 16th Army (along with units of the Red Fleet), which returned the oil riches of Sakhalin to Russia – the then unexploited oil riches that had been lost after a harsh and unequal treaty imposed on the country by expansionist Japanese invaders, following the Russo-Japanese war and the military disasters suffered by a decaying Tsarist Russia on the brink of revolution.
But natural resources are merely a safety-net for Russia during difficult times. The emphasis will always ...
... island-building activities
were assessed
as leading to a negative environmental impact and damaging the biological diversity.
On May 9, 2019, the U.S. format of presence in the region became even more collective: the United States, the Philippines, India, and Japan conducted joint quadrilateral exercises in Changi Bay, located on the waterway from the Strait of Malacca to the SCS. A naval expedition headed by the U.S. Navy’s USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110) made a transit
in route
to Singapore where ASEAN+ ...
On June 24, 2019, delegation of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) visited Russian International Affairs Council.
On June 24, 2019, delegation of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) visited Russian International Affairs Council.
Japanese financiers discussed ...
