Despite efforts of certain states, territorial disputes in the South China Sea are becoming increasingly internationalized. Their possible outcomes and major global actors’ interests were discussed at the conference “Security and Cooperation in the South China Sea” held in Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel on October 18.
The event was attended by RIAC President Igor Ivanov, State Duma Deputy Chairman Nikolay Levichev, RIAC Member Vitaly Naumkin, Director of RAS Institute for Oriental...
On October 18, 2013 an international conference on “
Global Cooperation in the Era of Eurasia
” took place in Seoul under the auspices of the
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
. RIAC Director General
Andrei Kortunov
addressed the meeting with a speech on contemporary security issues in Northeast Asia.
The conference was also attended by former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, RIAC member
Alexander Panov
, Russian Ambassador to South Korea...
... biofuel from grain and industrial crops traditional in Russia also seem good, including joint ventures with foreign participation
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Outlook for Russia-Mexico Cooperation in Asia Pacific
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Russia’s Guiding Landmarks in the Asia-Pacific
after the APEC Summit in Vladivostok
Due to the limited volume of bilateral trade and investment , interaction between the two countries in Asia Pacific remains limited, with regional interplay existing only on the APEC platform. At the same ...
Interview with Yaroslav Lisovolik, Member of the Deutsche Bank Russia Management Board
Interview
The APEC Summit in Vladivostok in 2012 was supposed to become the forerunner of a more active economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region. However, realizing this strategy on a tactical level turned out to be a difficult task. In an interview to RIAC Program Coordinator
Anton Tsvetov
, Member of the Deutsche Bank Russia Management Board and Chief Economist
Yaroslav ...
On 28-29 July 2013 RIAC Programme Manager
Ludmila Filippova
and RIAC expert
Nargis Valamat-Zade
attended the
2nd APEC International Conferenceon cooperation in tertiary education “Mobility of Higher Education in the APEC Region”
.
The conference was held in Vladivostok, at its Far East Federal University, co-sponsored by the Russian Ministry for Education and Science, Foreign Affairs Ministry and Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
The conference was opened...
East China Sea: Tempest Rising?
With the Asia Pacific region progressively moving to the center of global politics and economics, the Northeast is definitely becoming the regional centre of gravity, attracting the colliding interests of great powers including China, Japan, the U.S. and Russia. As a result, stability in North East Asia is now of global significance.
East China Sea: Tempest Rising?
Should a war break out in East Asia,
it is likely to be naval due to regional geography
, which divides...
The Outcomes of the Second Asia-Pacific Forum
The Outcomes of the Second Asia-Pacific Forum
On October 12–13, 2012, the Second Asia-Pacific Forum was held in Moscow, organized by the Russian International Affairs Council and Russian APEC Study Center in partnership with the ...
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Over recent years, the South China Sea has lived up to its reputation as one of the hotbeds of instability of Asia Pacific. However, in 2002 China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed the
Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea
. This document regulates the policy of the countries that claim the disputed territories. One of its provisions envisages the development...
... projection and focus of U.S. power: “It was the President’s judgment that we were over-weighted in some areas and regions, including our military actions in the Middle East. At the same time, we were underweighted in other regions, such as the Asia-Pacific.”
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Hillary Clinton, as U.S. State Secretary, in a keynote paper declared the advent of America’s Pacific Century. Clinton wrote: “Harnessing Asia's growth and dynamism is central to American economic and strategic interests ...
The Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fleet
When Dai Mingmeng
took off from and landed on an aircraft carrier
on November 23, 2012, he became the first Chinese pilot to do so, and attracted the attention of both experts and the general public. Some observers called the event the turning point in China's aircraft carrier program. Others believe the November test's importance has been exaggerated, since it cannot meaningfully affect regional stability. But in reality, the takeoff and landing mark another...
