(“The American Interest”, США) Russia has long relied on its enormous oil and gas reserves to not only heat and power its homes, but also to fund its government. But as blessed by resources as it has been, it has also displayed an impressive ability to stay behind the curve of an energy landscape that […]
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With Russia in Middle East, China Claims Central Asia
6/10/2013Moscow’s diplomatic push in the Middle East will fail, even as it loses influence in more vital regions. Russia’s Middle East policy is all the rage these days. An article in the Washington Post on Tuesday notes what we at The Diplomat have long been discussing: Moscow’s diplomatic offensive in the Middle East region. The […]
V.V. Agarkov – The general Yamada’s diary about the last days of captivity in the USSR is declassified
6/10/2013There’s nothing kept secret that will not come to light, but often it takes long years and even decades for revealing it. In case with General Otozo Yamada, the last commander in chief of the Kwangtung Army, it took over 56 years to reveal the truth. What we mean is infamous piece of quite extensive […]
Zhilina L.V. – Japanese students’ vision of Russia (based on 2007 and 2012 polls)
6/10/2013This research was conducted as part of “Forming public opinion about neighboring countries: Russia and Japan as viewed by students” project and was supported by Japanese foundation grants of 2007 and 2012. The main objective of the research was analysis of change in public opinion and vision of Russia and Russians (Japan and Japanese) by […]
Hillary Clinton at APEC in Vladivostok. Remarks at APEC CEO Summit
3/03/2013September 8, 2012 by still4hill SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Andrey Kostin, for that introduction and stealing one of my lines about the importance of including women across the APEC region in economic growth and prosperity. And also, I thank you for everything you’ve done to organize this important gathering, which has already heard […]
The Russia – Vietnam comprehensive partnership
11/02/2013The Russia–Vietnam comprehensive partnership Posted By Carlyle Thayer On 9 October 2012 In International Relations,Russia,Vietnam | 1 Comment Author: Carlyle A. Thayer, UNSW, Canberra On July 27, Vietnamese president Truong Tan Sang met with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, in the resort city of Sochi, Russia. The two presidents issued a joint statement on […]
Prospects of Japanese and Russian relationships
16/09/2012By Kadzuhiko Togo On September 12, 2009 the 9th conference of Russian and Japanese scientists and journalists called “Prospects of formation of a multipolar system in East Asia” took place at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. It was organized by the Research Center of East Asia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Below I […]
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18/07/2012NATO leaders are set to activate the first phase of a US-led missile shield for Europe on Sunday, risking the wrath of Russia which has threatened to deploy rockets to EU borders in response. The declaration by US President Barack Obama and his allies at a Chicago summit will put a US warship carrying interceptors […]
Russia to boost military cooperation with China
18/07/2012Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he will boost military cooperation with China, including holding more joint exercises, after the United States announced plans to shift most of its warships to the Asia-Pacific by 2020. Putin referred to recent Sino-Russian joint navy exercises in the Yellow Sea as an example of military cooperation which, […]
New Zealand’s reputation to rescue – blame Russian Mafia connections?
18/07/2012Fairfax NZ News, New Zealand has launched a diplomatic effort to get the country restored to a prestigious European Union banking and corporate “white list” after it was struck off for having weak money laundering and counter terrorist financing laws. The Russian Federation was also removed, but because of corruption. Being struck off the white […]