Abstract: The China-Russia relationship continues to deepen and broaden with ever more negative implications for the U.S. The drivers of Sino-Russian cooperation overshadow the brakes…
Country or Region: Russia
Abstract: This NBR Special Report analyzes both the drivers of and brakes on closer cooperation between Russia and China. Each essay assesses the trajectory of…
Abstract: This NBR Special Report examines the shifting relations between Japan, China, and Russia and assesses how the emerging dynamics between these three countries could…
Continue reading Itoh, Soichi, Michito Tsuruoka, Ken Jimbo, and Michael Yahuda
Abstract: Russia’s strategic culture is deeply rooted in the geographic and spiritual parameters of its history. An important element of this culture has been a…
Abstract: This article analyzes the shifting dynamics of the China-Russia-U.S. triangle. It argues that shared views on global and domestic politics have driven China and…
Abstract: Russia’s ambitious decision to ‘rebalance’ its strategic orientation towards Asia is going relatively unnoticed, yet has the potential to generate significant regional effects. It…
Abstract: The Russia-ASEAN summit being held in Sochi on 19-20 May 2016 to mark twenty years of Russia’s dialogue partnership with ASEAN is a further…
Abstract: Since the collapse of Russia’s relationship with the West over Ukraine, the Sino-Russian strategic partnership has become more of a reality. Russia and China…
Abstract: Among Russia’s strategic priorities, Asia traditionally played a secondary role compared to the West. In the mid-1990s, then Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov initiated a…
Abstract: This paper is an attempt to analyze Russia’s regional political place and power in Northeast Asia through the US-China-Russia triangularity and to forecast the…
Abstract: This article explores Russia’s engagement with Northeast Asia (NEA) in the area of oil and gas and examines the sustainability of Russia’s energy policy…
Abstract: This study investigates whether, as part of a broader “Asian Energy Pivot,” Russia’s energy giant Gazprom refashioned its export strategy away from Europe, and…
Abstract: On 21 May 2014, during a state visit by President Vladimir Putin to Beijing, China and Russia signed a $400 billion, 30-year gas deal.…
Abstract: Japan remains committed to building closer ties with Russia, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe believes that better relations with Moscow would promote the country’s…
Abstract: Rarely has any issue been more polarising than the assessment of Sino-Russia relations in recent years. Analysts and observers are either convinced of another…
