... architecture for Asia, one including all resident powers.
As Russia is demonstrating more and more interest in holding a stake in regional security and trying to develop meaningful relationships not only with China, but also Japan, South Korea, India, and ASEAN, the moment seems right to incorporate Russia into Australia’s vision of regional multipolarity.
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Andrey Gubin:
Australia as a Middle Range Power:
the Military-Political Dimension
Still, it will not be easy for Russia to ...
... Sea dispute is increasing in tempo and magnitude by the week. The US is wasting no time, resource and effort in sponsoring seminars, talks and think tank confabs to drive a wedge between China and other claimant nations in the region. Ambitious young ASEAN scholars and diplomats, anxious to boost their resumes and post-retirement corporate prospects, are actively being lured towards this end via the offer of generous stints at prestigious American universities and think tanks.
Vietnam is the suitor ...
On May 19 and 20, President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of the 10 ASEAN members met in the Black Sea resort of Sochi to take stock of 20 years of dialogue relations. At the summit, they also unveiled a blueprint to strengthen and deepen ties over the next five years, and held a series of bilateral meetings.
So are Russia ...
Apart from political dimension of Russia-ASEAN countries relations, it’s important to have a clear understanding of the economic ties that bring them together. Though these economic projects are not as prominent as Russia-Europe or Russia-China ones, they are still expanding step by step....
Holding the Russia-ASEAN summit on the territory of Russia confirms the important role Moscow is playing in the Asia Pacific Region, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov told TASS on Friday.
"I will begin with stating that it is for the first time held on ...
The global dominance of the “collective West” is largely based on the US–Europe alliance. But how strong is this “indestructible bloc”? Aren’t there contradictions growing inside the union, capable of reducing the capacity of the members of the transatlantic community to effectively respond to increasingly complex international challenges? Analysts at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London, a.k.a. Chatham House, have sought answers to these questions...
... enabling it to pursue broader cooperation with other countries’ armies, especially with the US and Southeast Asia. Specifically, Abe managed to have his country mitigate the self-limitation imposed on the export of defense technologies and equipment. ASEAN is expected to become the main beneficiary: the authors of the report call for redoubling efforts to build its defense capacity.
East-West Center. U.S.-Japan Relations and
Southeast Asia. Meeting Regional Demands
Finally, it is about the US ambition ...
... class and intensified tensions in the South China Sea, relations between Asian countries appear to be a key factor in shaping modern global politics and the architecture of international cooperation within the Asia-Pacific region. In its turn, the Japan-ASEAN axis, apart from being one of the most institutionalized and least conflict-prone in East Asia, retains the potential for further political and economic development involving external players among others. The current state and prospects for Japan-ASEAN ...
... China Sea?
Maavak: Negotiations should only involve claimant nations. Non-claimant outside parties have no business in getting involved in regional boundary disputes. All claimant parties -- China and relevant Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries -- can agree to a broad legal framework, which can be refined as negotiations proceed towards a lasting solution.
Until these disputes are territorially resolved through peaceful means at some future date, all claimant nations should ...
... eliminated immediately, while the remaining duties will be removed over a period of up to 10 years.
The EU
emphasizes
that the free trade agreement with Vietnam
is a stepping stone towards free trade with the whole Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
. Previously, a similar agreement was reached with Singapore.
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Will the TPP rupture Asia Pacific
Since trade in goods facilitation is the trend of the season and thus rarely comes as a surprise, other provisions ...
