The "Asian Turn" in Russian Foreign Policy

This book explores the seemingly unstoppable turn away from Europe and towards Asian powers, notably China, on the part of the Russian state in the early 21st century. Ongoing global changes, the growing complexity of international interactions and internal political dynamics in Russia have led to what has become known in Russian official and expert discourse as the Asian turn or turn to the East. The monograph systemically analyzes all key directions of Russia's Asian turn and assesses achievements, problems and prospects of Russian strategy in Asia in a wider international context. The book might be interesting to those who are professionally studying IR, international dynamics in Asia, and Russian foreign policy in Asia.

explains Russia's diplomatic future explores Russia's place in the world sheds light on geopolitical realignment

Autorentext

Anatoly Torkunov is the Rector of MGIMO University, Russia, and full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Prof. Torkunov is the author and co-author of more than 200 publications. He is an expert in international relations, Asia-Pacific and Northeast Asia, the recent history of Korea, and the history of diplomacy.

Dmitry Streltsov is the Head of the Department of Asian and African Studies, MGIMO University, and the Leading Research Fellow, the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia. Since 2008, he has headed the Russian Association of Japanologists. His main research fields are the domestic politics and diplomacy of contemporary Japan.

Ekaterina Koldunova is the Director of the ASEAN Centre and Associate Professor of Asian and African Studies Department in MGIMO. Her research focuses on regional transformations and security, international relations in Asia, Russian foreign policy in Asia, ASEAN and great powers, political systems and foreign policy of Southeast Asian states.

Inhalt

Part 1: East Asia.- Chapter 1: Russia and China: Developmental Models for Eurasia.- Chapter 2: Japan's Role in the Russian Turn to the East.- Chapter 3: Russia-Japan Relations after Abe: A New Stress Test?.- Chapter 4: Russia and Two Korean States.- Chapter 5: Praxis of Russia' Economic Interaction with East Asia.- Chapter 6: Academic Diplomacy in Russia's Relations with Pacific Asia.- Part II: Southeast Asia and ASEAN-centered multilateral institutions.- Chapter 7: The ASEAN-centric Paradigm of International Relations in East Asia.- Chapter 8: ASEAN and Southeast Asia in Russia's Turn to the East.- Chapter 9: ASEAN and New Macroregional and Minilateral Frameworks: Belt and Road Initiative, Indo-Pacific Concepts, AUKUS.- Chapter 10: ASEAN-4 in the Process of Regional Integration: Russian Assessments.- Chapter 11: ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership in the Context of Regional Fragmentation.- Chapter 12: ASEAN and BRICS+: Opportunities for Cooperation?.- Chapter 13: ASEAN and the Vagaries of the Asia-Pacific Regionalism.- Part III: South Asia and the Middle East.- Chapter 14: Russia and India: Changes in the Bilateral Relations over Past Decades.- Chapter 15: Prospects of India-Iran Partnership: Implications for Russia.- Chapter 16: Russia-Turkey Relations in the Russian Turn to the East.- Chapter 17: Russia and the Arab States: Dynamics and Prospects.- Chapter 18: Russia and the Persian Gulf States Relations amidst Regional and Global Transformations.- Chapter 19: Russia-Syria Post-conflict Cooperation in the Regional.