... complicated by the fact that, from a geopolitical point of view, Russia is seriously separated from the bulk of Asian states. It is separated from Asia to the south by the vast Islamic belt of Central Asia and Afghanistan, to the southeast by gigantic China, and to the northeast by traditionally hostile Japan.
Thus, the development of ties between Russia and the rest of Asia requires the creation of special logistical capabilities.
Asia itself, until the last 40-50 years, did not represent a significant part of the international system, most of the states located there solved their basic development problems and were ...
... with China and Japan topping the rankings. China, with estimated expenditures of $292 billion in 2022, is the second largest military spender in the world. That’s a 4.1% increase over 2021 and even 63% more than in 2013.
The main supplier of arms to China is Russia. However, the largest increases in East Asia came from US allies: South Korea (+61%) and Japan (+171%). Australia, the largest arms importer in Oceania, increased its imports by 23%.[2]
Consequently, the global economy, especially the European economy, will continue to move in a downward spiral ...
... Moscow in 2022, it is Asia that looks to us as the most important buyer of traditional Russian exports, a source of technological products and a high-priority trade and economic partner in general. Many have even said that the development of ties with China and Asia should “replace” for Russia so-called traditional partnerships in the West.
In other words, the conflict, which is in fact a hybrid war, between Russia and the US and Europe, can be seen as a condition that will make the “turn to the East” no longer an option, but a ...
... had to recognize that in the East, as well as in the West, it is now flanked by a power with a superior economic strength, a source of investment, and a modernization resource. Hence, it has rebalanced its foreign policy more evenly between Europe and China/Asia. Russia has been able to adapt to a strong China; it has managed to build a relationship with it, squarely based on national interests. After the 2014 Ukraine crisis and the ensuing confrontation with the United States and alienation from Europe, Russia ...
... Republic of Korea, Japan and Singapore became observers to the Arctic Council.
The Report examines non-regional actors’ interests in the Arctic, their policy frameworks in the region and principal areas of Arctic studies. Authors also explore the Asian states’ positions on the international status of the Arctic. Specific attention is given to the prospects of cooperation between Russia and India, China, Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore in developing the region.
Authors:
A.N. Fedorovsky, Dr. of Economics (Part 3); L.V. Filippova (Foreword); T.A. Makhmutov, Ph.D. in Political Science (Foreword); H. Nadarajah (Part 5); V.E. Petrovsky, Dr. of Political ...
... threat and use of force, even if they act against fundamental principles of the present international order. But Beijing does so much more intelligently than Moscow.
In May this year Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov announced that Russia will participate in joint naval drills with its Asia-Pacific allies (most likely China, among others) in the South China Sea in May 2016. How do you see Russia's potential participation playing into the overall dynamics of the region?
There always has been a Russian naval presence in Asia-Pacific, which Moscow now intends ...
