... sanctions risks and ways to minimize them, as well as the consequences of sanctions for business
On September 16, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council, together with Japanese Business Club in Moscow (JBC), held a workshop on sanctions risk for Russian and Japanese businesses. Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, made a keynote speech and answered questions from the participants.
The event also focused on the trends of current sanctions policy, types of sanctions risks and ways to minimize them, as ...
... anti-dumping and new customs legislation, or with the U.S., introducing sanctions for arms supplies to Taiwan. Beijing is also looking for new partnerships with scientific centers and laboratories instead of American ones, which creates an opportunity for Russia. With the EU–China and Japan–China relations being also somewhat in jeopardy, small and medium powers in Asia and other regions may attempt to cooperate with the latter.
Alexander Gabuev
, Chair of the Russia in the Asia Pacific Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, supported ...
... this respect, a civil (partisan) war cannot be ruled out, perhaps involving weapons of mass destruction, and the economic and social problems will be so great that they may jeopardize the country’s status and economic position. Moving on to China and Russia, they do not want to see a conflict breaking out on the Korean peninsula and call for stability, in the hope that it may eventually lead to the peaceful coexistence of the two Koreas. As for Japan, the country has an irrational fear of North Korea, but has not developed an official position on the issue, and in any case does not have the military might to change the situation on its own.
Thus, a calm, albeit somewhat forced, has fallen on ...
... “strategy," which could have been done to ease the concerns of some ASEAN members about how Beijing might react. Still, it is unclear whether or not ASEAN sees the American and Japanese approaches to Indo-Pacific in a positive light.
Ivan Timofeev:
Russia-Japan Dialogue: The Sanctions Factor
At the same time, the so-called third pillar of Japan’s Indo-Pacific concept (“commitment for peace and stability”) is the most controversial element in Japan’s approach to the Indo-Pacific. Officially, Japan ...
Various aspects of Russia-Japan relations were discussed during the meeting in the context of the resignation of Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe
On September 3, 2020, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Toyohisa Kozuki, Ambassador of Japan to Russia....
... Fellow of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies Vladimir Nelidov, analyzed reasons for these measures and how they could affect the life of the population and the political situation in the country. See why the Japanese experience can be compared to the Russian and how Japan may even benefit from the pandemic.
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 University; Research Fellow,...
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 and Japan. Prospects for Russia — Japan Cooperation”. The event was organized with the support of the Embassy of Japan ...
... by Mikhail Bely, former Russian ambassador to Japan. The discussion focused on the results of 2018–2019, the cross-year of Russia in Japan and Japan in Russia, the state of relations between the two countries, possible areas for the development of Russian-Japanese cooperation against the backdrop of the ongoing changes in trade, economic, and military-political situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
... companies.
Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs, presented Russia’s positions concerning major issues of global and regional security, Moscow’s views on cooperation with Western countries in the context of anti-Russian sanctions, and prospects for Russian-Japanese trade and economic cooperation. After his speech Japanese participants actively discussed ways of doing business in Russia and shared their own experiences.
