The 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. […]
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Would moving capital kick-start Russian economic reform?
1/06/2012By Fareed Zakaria A bold proposal recently caught my eye: One of Moscow’s top academics says Russia should build a new capital city. This city would be far, far away from Moscow,4,000 milesto be exact — in Vladivostok. Why? Well, the person who proposed the idea, Sergei Karaganov of Moscow’s Higher School of Economics, wrote in […]
Russia: a capital in Vladivostok?
1/06/2012by Isabel Gorst Now the elections are out of the way, investors are waiting to see if Vladimir Putin has any new ideas up his sleeve to promote the development of Russia and avoid economic stagnation. One of the country’s leading political scientists has come up with a bold scheme: build a new capital at […]
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 […]
How to not lose Russia
17/05/2012By Nicolai N Petro After Vladimir Putin’s decisive electoral victory in Russia’s presidential election many are asking whether the “reset” in United States-Russian relations will continue. I believe the answer to this question hinges on America’s official reaction to Putin’s re-election. After protests that followed last December’s legislative elections, president Dmitri Medvedev took steps to […]
Putin returns to the Wild East
17/05/2012By Yong Kwon Vladimir Putin was ceremoniously reinstated as Russia’s head of state last week. The country is relatively more stable and prosperous than when he first assumed power in 2000. Nonetheless, Putin’s six-year term will still be wrought with serious challenges to the welfare of the nation and tenuous economic growth. In his short […]
Apr 22, 2012 – APIR CENTER Press Conference
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Presentation of the Asia Pacific International Relations Study Center was held in Khabarovsk press center Interfax. Journalists, academics, representatives of government and nonprofit organizations have been invited to the presentation. The participants acquainted with the mission, goals and objectives of the Centre, got an idea of the problems that contributed to the emergence of such […]
The Dynamic Change in China and Russia’s Military Diplomacy
29/03/2012Written by Ralph Winnie, Contributing Editor Photo: EPA/Anatoly Maltsev The Kremlin recently revealed that Moscow has pledged $640 billion in an effort to bring 80 percent of the Russian military establishment up to modern standards by 2020. Consequently, Vladimir Popovkin, Deputy Defense Minister in charge of arms procurement, recently suggested to the media that the […]
Central Asia: Great Games or Graveyard?
22/03/2012Written by Michael Kofman, Senior Contributor On February 22nd, in what the Financial Times characterized as “Central Asia’s gradual shift from Moscow and towards Beijing,” China drastically expanded its investment in Kazakhstan. Not only in oil, but in a broad range of areas including water, uranium, and transit infrastructure worth billions of dollars. The […]