Abstract Since the mid-2000s it has become common, although far from universal, to characterise the world as ‘multipolar’. There has, however, been scant attention to…
Country or Region: Russia
Abstract While the economic rise of new powers, frequently identified as the ‘BRICs’ (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), has been dramatic, the implications of this…
Abstract The role of private non-state actors in global governance has focused largely on western actors, notably firms and non-governmental organizations. The rise of new…
Abstract The changing geopolitical landscape is fraying the fabric of US hegemony and compromises the current structures of global order tied to US supremacy. Emerging…
Summary This year’s Energy Security Report examines how Asia’s rising energy demand, coupled with angst over high prices and the reliability of future supplies, is…
Abstract This article examines the potential for Russia’s Siberian and Far East energy projects to create webs of interdependence with the major energy-importing countries of…
Abstract Iran and Russia have had good relations with each other during the past 20 years and political officials and analysts have refereed to the…
Abstract Since the mid-1990s, China’s and Russia’s strategic outlooks have gradually been converging. The two great powers have incrementally shed their mutual apprehensions and started…
Abstract This research paper seeks to analyze this nightmarish threat. Among the questions that this paper will seek to answer are: From which states would…
Editorial Reviews ‘This is an original and very timely picture of the economic and political conditions of Russia. It presents an analysis of the presentm…
Abstract Russia’s place in the Asia-Pacific region (APR) is undefined, hovering between Moscow’s grandiose visions of its geopolitical role in balance of power strategies, and…
Abstract This article seeks to contribute both to the scholarly debate on Japan’s territorial dispute with USSR/Russia and to the broader body of academic literature…
Summary In brute-force struggles for survival, such as the two World Wars, disorganization and divisions within an enemy alliance are to one’s own advantage. However,…
From the publisher: The ‘hub-and-spoke’ alliance structure led by the United States was – and remains – a major feature of security politics in the Asia-Pacific.…
Summary The role of Russia in cross-Taiwan Strait relations has been downplayed, if not ignored. This article attempts a systematic study by reviewing Russia’s Taiwan…
