Russia's Turn to the East : Domestic Policymaking and Regional Cooperation.
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| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing AG,
2018.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Global Reordering Series
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1: Gateway or Garrison? Border Regions in Times of Geopolitical Crisis
- References
- Chapter 2: An Asian Pivot Starts at Home: The Russian Far East in Russian Regional Policy
- Backdrop: Post-1991 Management of Centre-Region Relations
- The Russian Far East
- The Ministry for the Development of the Far East
- Portfolio
- Plans and Implementation
- Institutional Environment
- Intra-Ministerial Competition and Rivalries
- Oversight Versus Overlap: The Role of the Presidential Plenipotentiary
- Bureaucratization and Duplication
- The Regional Executive
- Ministry for the Development of the Far East: Successes and Pitfalls
- References
- Chapter 3: Primorskii Krai and Russia's 'Turn to the East': A Regional View
- Budgetary, Administrative, Legislative and Policy Changes
- Economic Development Zones in Primorskii Krai
- Advanced Special Economic Zones
- Free Port of Vladivostok
- Far Eastern Hectare
- Developing Infrastructure
- Primorye's Regional Economic Diplomacy
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 4: Promoting New Growth: 'Advanced Special Economic Zones' in the Russian Far East
- Major Socioeconomic Challenges in the Russian Far East
- Russia's New Development Strategy for the Far East
- ASEZs: An Investment Platform to Cultivate Export-Oriented Industry
- Content and Characteristics
- Initial Results
- Evaluation of Policy Implementation and Prospects for Development
- References
- Chapter 5: The Russian Far East and Russian Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region
- Historical Backdrop to Russia's Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific
- Russian Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region: 2012-14
- Strategic Partnership with China
- The Russo-Chinese Border as a Source of Insecurity.
- Deployment of Armed Forces in the Russian Far East
- Bilateral Relations with Japan
- US-led Alliances in Northeast Asia
- Russia's Approach to Multilateralism
- The 2014 Crisis with the West and Russia's Northeast Asian Security Policy
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6: Did China Bankroll Russia's Annexation of Crimea? The Role of Sino-Russian Energy Relations
- Sanctions Against Russia
- China's Stance on the Sanctions
- Patterns of Economic Interaction Between China and Russia
- Sino-Russian Energy Projects
- Transneft: ESPO Pipeline
- Gazprom: Power of Siberia
- Novatek: Yamal LNG
- Rosneft: Vankor
- Summing Up the Four Projects
- The Long-Term Perspective
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7: Russia, China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Diverging Security Interests and the 'Crimea Effect'
- A Troubled Pivot: Russia's Turn to East Asia Under Putin
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: An Overview
- Sino-Russian Relations and the Evolution of the SCO
- Security Debates Within the SCO
- Georgia and Ukraine: The Cracks Get Wider?
- Conclusions: Same Bed, Different Dreams?
- References
- Chapter 8: Russia's New Asian Tilt: How Much Does Economy Matter?
- Context Does Matter
- Attempts to Improve Business Climate in the Far East: New Efforts, Old Story?
- Trade: Who Is at the Helm?
- FDI in the Russian Far East
- Concluding Discussion: The Swan, the Pike and the Crawfish
- References
- Chapter 9: Afterword: 6400 Kilometres Away-But Not a Policy World Apart
- Pivoting, Turning or Leaning? A Growing Suite of Measures and Institutions
- Turning as Turning Away? Europe or Asia in a Post-Crimea Period
- Index.