Russia and East Asia: Informal and Gradual Integration

by Tsuneo Akaha (Editor), Anna Vassilieva (Editor)

Overview

Russia has generally been neglected in the academic and policy discourse on regional integration in East Asia. This book fills this gap, with particular attention to the role of Pacific Russia in the deepening regional integration in East Asia. It examines the increasingly diverse foreign policy interests of Russia related to emerging economic and political realities of the world, and Russia’s potential role in the regional integration in East Asia. Topics discussed include Russian strategic interests and security policy in East Asia generally, Russia’s bilateral relations with China, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula, opportunities and challenges energy and immigration presents for Russia and its engagement with East Asia, and Russia’s present and future roles in regional integration in East Asia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317819882
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/05/2014
Series:	ISSN
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Tsuneo Akaha is Professor of International Policy Studies and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA.

Anna Vassilieva is Professor and Russian Studies Program Head and Research Associate of the Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Center for East Asian Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Russia and East Asia Part 1: Russia’s Policy toward East Asia 1. Russia’s New Global Vision and Security Policy in East Asia 2. Russia’s Security Policy towards East Asia 3. Russia’s Economic Policy in East Asia Part 2: Bilateral Engagement in East Asia 4. Russia-China Relations 5. Japan’s Economic Relations with the Russian Far East 6. Russia and the Korean Peninsula Part 3: Energy and Immigration 7. Russia and Energy Cooperation in East Asia 8. Russia’s Energy Development in Eastern Siberia and the Far East and Relations with East Asian Countries in the Energy Sector 9. Russia’s Immigration Challenges Part 4: Russia and Regional Integration in East Asia 10. Hot Politics-Cold Economics and Cold Politics-Hot Economics: The Limits of Russian, Chinese and Japanese "High Politics" in View of East Asian Integration 11. Russia and Regional Integration in East Asia

Editorial Reviews

"In my point of view, this book is a must-read for those interested in the potentials and challenges of Russia’s integration in East Asia. The book maintain a high degree of coherence. Ultimately, I would recommend “Russia and East Asia: Informal and Gradual Integration” to all those interested in the dynamics at play between Russia and East Asia, and even more so to those who possess background knowledge on the region." - Yağmur ERŞAN (2014)

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