Abstract This essay will first examine the controversies over Russian hacking and their potential consequences, and then consider U.S. sanctions and their likely trajectory. Next,…
Country or Region: Russia
Abstract The main strength of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) is basically the same as that of other ASEAN-centered multilateral dialogue platforms: inclusiveness. In…
Abstract The U.S. deployed a missile defense system, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea in April 2017, citing North Korea’s nuclear and…
Abstract The paper argues that Russia’s foreign policy vis-à-vis Ukraine and Turkey severely compromises its gas diplomacy. In utilizing the concept of issue salience, it…
Abstract Despite the several chances of agreement, Japan and Russia have failed to solve the dispute over the Northern Territories/South Kuril Islands. The 1956 model…
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The article discusses the effectiveness of Russia’s propaganda effort since the onset of the crisis in Ukraine. Topics discussed include the country’s effort to promote…
Abstract Russia’s intention to conduct a Ukraine-style hybrid operation against a NATO country is uncertain, but its determination to deter NATO from encroaching on Russia’s…
Abstract The article discusses two major trends in contemporary world politics—the disintegration of the nation-state and supranational integration—and analyses their nature, causes and significance. The…
Abstract After the Ukrainian crisis and Russia’s actions in Crimea and Donbass, there is a growing lack of understanding about Russian interests in the post-Soviet…
Abstract Since 2014, the United States has publicly accused Russia of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a landmark Cold War nuclear arms control…
Abstract Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that offense-dominant military practices hold significant advantages in contemporary interstate conflict. Either through non-linear means or through the use…
Abstract Russia, as many contemporary states, takes public diplomacy seriously. Since the inception of its English language TV network Russia Today in 2005 (now ‘RT’),…
Abstract What are the attitudes towards the European Union (EU), the United States, Russia and Japan among Chinese urban citizens, and how can we explain…
Abstract Russian leaders consider the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) a Western liberal democratic norm that erodes sovereignty and threatens Russia’s great power status. They suspect…
Abstract Russia’s annexation of Crimea and military intervention in eastern Ukraine, as well as Moscow’s claims around these acts, challenge the post-Cold War territorial settlement…
