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Ukraine’s Ripple Effect on Russia’s Indo-Pacific Horizon

(China’s Resource Risks) The invasion of Ukraine has fueled hopes in Russia of a reorientation to Asian markets, while also introducing new barriers to Russian relations with many Asia-Pacific states.…

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Russia’s Strategy in Southeast Asia

To great fanfare, in May 2016, Russia hosted the third ASEAN-Russia Summit at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Russia’s acceptance as an ASEAN dialog…

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NEW BOOK: The Geopolitics of Spectacle: Space, Synecdoche, and the New Capitals of Asia

Why do autocrats build spectacular new capital cities? In The Geopolitics of Spectacle, Natalie Koch considers how autocratic rulers use “spectacular” projects to shape state-society relations, but rather than focus on…

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Putin Goes East, but Offers No Solution for North Korean Problem

(EDM) The fast-escalating crisis in East Asia, driven by the chain of nuclear and missile provocations by the North Korean regime, has upset the carefully prepared agendas of regional politics. In…

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Russia underperforms at pivoting

(APPS) Vladivostok, which had an expensive facelift for the 2012 APEC summit, will this week host the Eastern Economic Forum, and President Vladimir Putin is due to preside over the proceedings.…

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New Policy Memo: The Energy Factor in Russia’s “Asia Pivot”

For a variety of economic and geostrategic reasons, Russia is again attempting to increase its efforts to develop the economy of its Eastern territories and integrate more deeply into the…

The Energy Factor in Russia’s “Asia Pivot”

For a variety of economic and geostrategic reasons, Russia is again attempting to increase its efforts to develop the economy of its Eastern territories and integrate more deeply into the…

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