Summary Declining oil reserves and sharp fluctuations in oil prices in the global market have raised world-wide concern for energy security. The Asia-Pacific countries are…
Country or Region: Russia
Summary Traditionally, energy security has been defined as adequate, affordable and reliable supplies of energy. This book presents the different perspectives on energy security of…
Abstract Due to the global energy crisis many analysts and even policymakers have contended that Russia could become the next energy superpower or that it…
Abstract This article describes troubled US-Russian energy cooperation & its implications given the problem of global energy security. Attention is given to the Sakhalin Project…
Abstract The article examines Russia’s New Energy Policy (NEP) and its impact on Northeast Asian security and the development of the Russian Far East. In…
Abstract Russia sees itself and wants to be seen as a great Asian power playing a major role in East Asian security. The main and…
Abstract Russia proclaims that its recent energy deals with China are win-win deals. But in fact, when looked at closely, they appear to be much…
Abstract The objective of this study is to review the political and economic implications after checking out the policy on energy security and South Stream…
Abstract Northeast Asia is a nuclear tinderbox that could easily be set off, given rising regional tensions, widespread nuclear power capabilities, and the absence of…
Abstract The article examines the environmental issues of the Russian Far East (Pacific Russia). The author covers problems such as military-related nuclear and nonnuclear factors…
Abstract Russia had two objectives in its relationship with North Korea. One was denuclearization and the other was to promote influence on the Korean Peninsula to…
Abstract Given China’s rising power and its growing influence in post-Soviet Central Asia, Russia’s active advertising of the merits of the China-inspired Shanghai Cooperation Organization…
Abstract The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) appears today as a mature, comprehensive, and inclusive intergovernmental regional organization. However, co-piloted by China and Russia, the SCO’s…
Abstract This paper analyzes the potential risks of the Russia-North Korea-South Korea (RNS) gas pipeline, comparing it with the Russia-Ukraine-Europe (RUE) pipeline. I argue that…
Abstract This article reviews both the developments of and problems within Russian—South Korean arms trade cooperation. From a nontraditional and economic security perspective, this article…
