The New Russia in the New Asia

The New Russia in the New Asia

Author: Stephen J. Blank

Publisher:

Published: 2013-01-25

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781482079838

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This monograph offers an account of the current struggle inside Russia over Asian policy and of the direction of that struggle. The author describes the dominant Russian viewpoints on policy in Asia. Current proponents of an Asian policy based primarily upon military considerations seem to hold sway. Advocates of this approach downplay economic integration with Asia, view other states mainly in terms of threat, favor an alliance with China rather than merely friendly relations, openly take a hard line with Japan, and minimize the threat of North Korean nuclear proliferation. Should this view prevail, Russian cooperation with Washington will be difficult, tensions with Japan will remain (if not grow), and Russia's efforts to become a democratic and economically competitive player will be impeded. Since Asia is the most dynamic sector of the global economy, Russian developments, insofar as they affect this region, have a deep significance for the future of Russia and Asian international affairs and security.


Russia and Central Asia

Russia and Central Asia

Author: Shoshana Keller

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1487594348

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This introduction to Central Asia and its relationship with Russia helps restore Central Asia to the general narrative of Russian and world history.


The United States in the New Asia

The United States in the New Asia

Author: Evan A. Feigenbaum

Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 0876094698

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At head of title: International Institutions and Global Governance Program.


Russia and Asia

Russia and Asia

Author: Gennadiĭ Illarionovich Chufrin

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13:

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Asia's new prominence in the world arena is likely to reshape the configuration of forces in the international system and Russia's interaction with Asia is poised to become one of the defining elements of world politics at the turn of the century. This new book analyses Russia's security issues and the emerging geopolitical balance in Central Asia, South-West Asia, South Asia and Asia-Pacific. It examines the domestic political background to Russia's foreign and security policy and the importance of Asia in its domestic and foreign policy. It complements the volume on Russia and Europe published in 1997.


Russia in Asia

Russia in Asia

Author: Jane F. Hacking

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-07-22

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 100009099X

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This edited volume presents new research on Russian-Asian connections by historians, art historians, literary scholars, and linguists. Of particular interest are imagined communities, social networks, and the legacy of colonialism in this important arena of global exchanges within the imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet eras. Individual chapters investigate how Russians imagined Asia and its inhabitants, how these different populations interacted across political and cultural divides, and how people in Siberia, China, and other parts of Asia reacted to Russian imperialism, both in its formal and informal manifestations. A key strength of this volume is its interdisciplinary approach to the topic, challenging readers to synthesize multiple analytical lenses to better understand the multivalent connections binding Russia and Asia together.


Russia's New Authoritarianism

Russia's New Authoritarianism

Author: Lewis David G. Lewis

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2020-03-27

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1474454798

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David G. Lewis explores Russia's political system under Putin by unpacking the ideological paradigm that underpins it. He investigates the Russian understanding of key concepts such as sovereignty, democracy and political community. Through the dissection of a series of case studies - including Russia's legal system, the annexation of Crimea, and Russian policy in Syria - Lewis explains why these ideas matter in Russian domestic and foreign policy.


Russia's Turn to the East

Russia's Turn to the East

Author: Helge Blakkisrud

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-12-29

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 3319697900

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This book is open access under a CC BY license. This book explores if and how Russian policies towards the Far East region of the country – and East Asia more broadly – have changed since the onset of the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Following the 2014 annexation and the subsequent enactment of a sanctions regime against the country, the Kremlin has emphasized the eastern vector in its external relations. But to what extent has Russia’s 'pivot to the East' intensified or changed in nature – domestically and internationally – since the onset of the current crisis in relations with the West? Rather than taking the declared 'pivot' as a fact and exploring the consequences of it, the contributors to this volume explore whether a pivot has indeed happened or if what we see today is the continuation of longer-duration trends, concerns and ambitions.