On September 19, 2014, RIAC President Igor Ivanov and Director General Andrey Kortunov met Chinese Ambassador in Russia LI Hui. The meeting was also attended by Mao Wang Chun, Chinese Embassy Counselor, Yu Xiaonan, Embassy First Secretary, and Lyudmila Filippova, RIAC Program Manager.
The participants emphasized the particular character of Russia-China relations and talked about the need to advance the dialogue in key areas of bilateral cooperation. Besides, the parties touched upon the most significant...
On September 10, 2014, Russian International Affairs Council held roundtable "Russia's Image in Asia-Pacific: Assessment and Improvement" with participation of Russian orientalists, soft power specialists, journalists, businessmen and government officials.
The discussion was focused on RIAC's
Working Paper "Proposals for Improvement ...
... relations with other countries and international organizations within and beyond the region, and major guidelines for financing security activities.
The Defense Issues Paper explains the need for the new defense strategy by the swift transformation of the Asia-Pacific region. The government is ready to raise military spending to two percent of GDP in as little as three years, finally topping AUD 32 billion (currently AUD 27 billion, i.e. 1.8 percent of the GDP). The two-percent figure will be maintained ...
Some argue that the American-Japanese relationship is akin to a tsar-servant hierarchy of command. However, I would describe their ties as that of a teacher-student relationship: anything students do has to be approved by their teacher, while students are allowed to ask questions, and as necessary, even can negotiate with the higher authority.
Since 1945, Japanese foreign policy has been guided by a simple doctrine: follow the American lead. This has been defined through three principles: first,...
... Mission Jennifer Wilton to discuss cooperation between Russia and New Zealand in the context of Ukraine crisis and overall deterioration of Russia's relations with the West. Dr. Ivanov told his counterparts about RIAC’s analytical projects on Asia-Pacific development and security, as well as about RIAC’s short-term plans.
The side also talked about general issues of global governance and improvement of the international organizations system including the United Nations, as well as prospects ...
... obvious, however, that there is no simple explanation for this recent trend. What follows is an attempt to solve the puzzle 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 will be addressed below as well.
S. Abe’s Ambitions: From ‘Reluctant Realism’ to Proactive Contribution ...
Will economics trump politics?
Last Wednesday I delivered a paper on the issues and challenges facing the ASEAN Economic Community, which should be operational in 2015. I spoke guardedly of what lies ahead for the region given that goods, services, investment and skilled labor will transect 10 jurisdictions, rendering the usual attributes of the nation state all but obsolescent
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The Asia Pacific region is today a key focal point for the world’s three political and economic giants: the...
Interview
Head of the RAS Institute for Oriental Studies Center for Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania Studies, Doctor in History and Professor Dmitry Mosyakov shares his insights with RIAC on the political and economic situation in Cambodia, and the country’s relations with China and Vietnam.
Dr. Mosyakov, what is the current state of the Cambodian economy, and how would you describe the country’s model of development?
The Cambodian economy is now on the rise. The country is showing...
... and Asia’s Choice”, with the 2014 theme being “Asia Transforms: Identifying New Dynamics.” By the invitation of organizers of the Forum, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov made a
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Conference Programme
Andrey Kortunov: Security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
A typical discussion of the security agenda in the Asia-Pacific region almost inevitably involves making comparisons between Asia and Europe with a logical ...
... of Sciences, and Vladimir Portyakov, Deputy Director of the Institute for Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of 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 of all the publicity both in terms of international security and due to the international weight of the United States. The ...
