Speech at New Economic School Moscow (check against delivery) Thank you, Dr Sergei Guriev, for your welcome. I am delighted to be at the New Economic School on my first visit to Russia as Foreign Minister. The school has served Russia’s private and government sectors since its formation in 1992 and has a reputation as […]
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Russia – Asia-Pacific region: Dialogue of MPs
10/06/2012MOSCOW. (Sergei Mironov, the speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly) In the beginning of every year after Christmas holidays, MPs of Asian and Pacific countries meet at an international forum to sum up the results of the previous year, exchange opinions on trends in global and regional development and outline cooperation […]
APEC Leaders Week to consolidate Russia’s position in the Asia-Pacific Region
10/06/2012The center of global economic development has shifted to the Asia-Pacific Region. Growing internal demand in the region’s economies, their sufficient financial resources for economic policy maneuvers as well as intensive economic cooperation within the region provide grounds to believe that this region will continue to outpace others in terms of economic growth. Russia’s chairmanship […]
Russia in the Asia-Pacific region: opportunities and prospects of integration
10/06/2012By Natalya Stapran Russia being the Eurasian state shows long-term political, economic and military interest in the Asia-Pacific region (APR). This means that it has specific interests at stake. Certainly Russia would like to be considered as a major player in Asia Pacific affairs. Russia is geographically part of the region. In some sense geography is simultaneously an obstacle and opportunity for a successful Asian policy. On the one hand, […]
Russia in Asia and the Pacific
10/06/2012By Georgy Toloraya, CSCAP, Russia The Asia Pacific is a global region of primary significance. It is imperative that Russia grasps this fact, and lays out a comprehensive vision for its role in the region. If Russia can do this, it can greatly advance the cause of developing effective arrangements in the region. What are […]
The Pacific plan of freedom and development
6/06/2012Submitted by The Organizing Committee of the International Anti-Colonial League. Taking into account the great importance of the Pacific region to the future of mankind and difficult situation in the states of Oceania, most of which have only recently gained independence, We offer this strategic development plan to a wide public debate in these countries […]
Asia’s Future and Russia’s Policy
5/06/2012The rapid rise of the giant Asian region, which is becoming the global leader of economic growth, has only recently attracted the close attention of analysts worldwide. For Russia the rapid progress of its Eastern neighbors is of critical relevance. Of the 17.1 million square kilometers of Russia’s territory, Asia accounts for almost 14 million. […]
China locked out of Russia’s far east
17/05/2012By Dmitry Shlapentokh Since the incorporation of the far east into the Russian empire in the 17th century, Russia has strived to keep the area under its rule. This is why Moscow sent not just millions of convicts there but also considerable funds to build towns, factories and roads. After the end of the Soviet […]
Russia and China challenge NATO
17/05/2012By M K Bhadrakumar Consultations by Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Moscow at the weekend were expected to prepare the ground for the visit by President Hu Jintao to Russia next month. In the event, however, they assumed a character of immense significance to international security. Sustained Russian-Chinese efforts to “coordinate” their stance on […]
The China pivot and the US ‘siege’ strategy
17/05/2012By David Isenberg On January 5, the Pentagon released a strategic review. The document itself was not particularly novel. The Pentagon regularly does strategy reviews, trying, like a modern version of the Oracle of Delphi, to divine the future and adjust its forces accordingly. Since the end of the Cold War the Pentagon has had […]