The struggle for offshore resources has intensified in East Asia, and Japan-China tensions seem of particular concern. Due to its alliance treaty with Japan, the United States is also involved in the conflict.... ... national interest.
The lively discussion at the last APEC session in Indonesia of the idea to create a Free Trade Area for the Asia-Pacific Region (FTAAPR) in November 2014 contrasted with the failed attempt to sign a final agreement on the TPP in Singapore ...
... Moscow's official documents and statements consider Hanoi a key Asian partner, the reality of the bilateral relationship after the breakup of the USSR has actually been inertia, thereby opening opportunities for the U.S.A. and the People's Republic of China (PRC) to gain a strong foothold in Vietnam. With Russia once again intent on achieving a meaningful presence in Asia-Pacific, it appears appropriate to analyze the role of a strategic partnership with Vietnam within Russia’s regional strategy and a rapprochement as such in relation to Chinese and American interests.
Strategic Partnership: Fact or Fiction
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... Japan’s security and defense policies remain somewhat obscure. While many attribute these changes solely to the rise of China, others point to Japan’s potential hegemonic ambitions and S. Abe’s alleged nationalism as key factors conditioning ... ... and bring the rationale behind S. Abe’s new policies to light. Given the immense role the US-Japan alliance plays in the Asia-Pacific, the potential contents and implications of the forthcoming revision of the US-Japan Guidelines for Defense Cooperation ...
... Asia Pacific region is today a key focal point for the world’s three political and economic giants: the United States, China and India. It is home to over half the world’s 7 billion people, it originates over half the global output and is ... ... to China’s placement of rig in disputed waters in the East Asian Sea. Taiwanese factories were the prime target, and thousands of Chinese nationals were evacuated from Vietnam.
All this anecdotal evidence goes to show that, instead of the decoupling ...
RIAC Experts comment
President Obama has completed his Asian tour and President Putin has visited China. What conclusions can be drawn from the results of these events?
Below are comments by Gleb Ivashentsov, Deputy Director ... ... Sciences.
What are the results of U.S. President Obama’s Asian tour?
Gleb Ivashentsov:
Gleb Ivashentsov
Barak Obama’s Asia-Pacific tour took in four countries (Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines) and was an all-round failure in spite ...
Australia’s Military-Political Strategy: Preparing for War and Peace
Against the backdrop of the United States preserving its status of the established superpower, and China, which is fast gaining military and political clout, the role of medium-sized nations in the Asia Pacific region is in many cases underestimated. Asia Pacific is a multi-polar environment in which the two great powers are engaged in a fierce competition ...
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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 ...
... recovery from the 2008-2009 economic crisis. While the Western world is making no headway, China is rapidly expanding, demonstrating exceptionally high growth rates. As one American... ... during negotiations on trade, climate change or intellectual property. With repeated accusations of currency manipulations leveled against China in the United States, given... ... 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...
... concept of a “smart force”, which emphasizes non-military means for securing U.S. influence in a multi-polar world.
China
’s “steamroller”
The U.S. share of global GDP has shrunk from 23 to 18 percent over the past decade, while ... ... help the U.S. to remedy the situation. It’s on this basis that Washington is planning to set up a free trade zone in the Asia-Pacific region.
If the TTP becomes a reality, the U.S. will account for three-fourths of the partnership’s combined ...
... International Affairs Council, Dr.
Vladimir Baranovsky
, RIAC Member, RAS Full Member and Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, takes us through the nuts and bolts of Russian, Chinese and U.S. policies in the Asia-Pacific region, relations within the Russia-United States-China triangle, and the development of the Far East.
Some experts argue that Russia’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region fail to fully match either American or Chinese aspirations. To this end, how do you see the relations within the Russia-United ...
