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Understanding the revival of American interest in Central Asia
Debates: The new C5+1 format being established to strengthen cooperation between Washington and the countries of Central Asia could have implications for the future balance of power in the region.
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Russia looks for ways to boost its role in Asia-Pacific
Major changes in international political paradigms are forcing Russia to join the economic development processes in the Asia-Pacific region.
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What Russia can expect at the G20 Summit in China
Three major topics are likely to be at the top of the agenda for Russia at the upcoming G20 Summit: China, Ukraine and Syria.
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Why Russia and China want to limit US economic influence in Asia-Pacific
Given new attempts by the U.S. to create economic integration structures that will restrain Chinese dominance in the region, Beijing is working on building deeper economic cooperation with other...
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Is Russia the VIP guest at the 2016 G20 Summit?
Russia’s increasing role as a guarantor of global security, combined with the nation’s pivot to Asia, has apparently earned it a leading role at this year’s G20 Summit in China.
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This is how Russia wants to expand its energy clout in Asia Pacific
The Eastern Economic Forum highlights how the Kremlin is going to exploit the energy potential of the Far East to create an integrated energy system in the Pacific Rim countries. However, it is...
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Better Russia-Japan relations would be good for stability in Asia-Pacific
Both Moscow and Tokyo are interested in reinvigorating their ties: Russia – to diversify its strategic partners in Asia-Pacific, Japan – to prove its foreign policy independence from the U.S.
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Next stage in Russian economic development is in the Far East
In the new Russia Direct report, top experts explain why Russia needs to retool its approach to reinvigorating its Far East. They also give advice to potential foreign investors in the region.
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Are we entering a 'Post-Western World'?
Book Review: Oliver Stuenkel’s “Post-Western World” explores the changing dimensions of the world order brought on by the rise of China and the BRICS.
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Will Central Asia become a field of rivalry or cooperation?
With Chinese Premier Li Keqiang planning a series of visits to Central Asian countries in early November, Russian and foreign experts are mulling over the role the region will play in global stability...
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Is Central Asia going to become part of a new center of the world?
Book review: Western historians have ignored the Silk Roads region for too long. It’s time to create a new history of the world by recalibrating what we know and what we consider important.
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Does Putin really intend to restore the Soviet Union?
RD Interview: Professor Richard Sakwa from the University of Kent talks about Russia’s foreign policy and explains why Russia is creating alternative regional institutions such as the Eurasian...
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Why China will continue to straddle between the US and Russia
A number of structural factors – both economic and geopolitical – appear to be pushing Russia and China closer together. However, Beijing will keep balancing between Moscow and Washington.
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The Paris climate change agreement: One year later
Moving forward with decisive climate change initiatives is increasingly the role of China, not the United States. Russia, for now, is taking a backseat role. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...
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Can Russia realistically integrate with China and Europe at the same time?
Russia has been trying to align its Eurasian integration project with China’s One Belt, One Road initiative. But has the Kremlin really assessed the political and economic consequences of such an...
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What policy will Trump pursue in Central Asia?
While the U.S. has announced intentions to pull back from the world scene, any sign that Russia or China is gaining too much influence in Central Asia could force the hand of the Trump administration.
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