Continuities and Evolution in Russian Perceptions of East Asia

Rangsimaporn, Paradorn

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Russia as an Aspiring Great Power in East Asia 2009

DOI: 10.1057/9780230244740_3

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Continuities and Evolution in Russian Perceptions of East Asia

Paradorn Rangsimaporn

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“…They also indicate that Moscow is taking a more positive approach to Asia-Pacific regionalism. While much has been written on Russian approaches to regionalism vis-à-vis the European Union (EU) and in Central Asia, the Asia-Pacific dimension remains understudied outside Russia, with only a few exceptions (Kuhrt, 2007; Mihoko, 2012; Ragansimaporn, 2009). Most scholars focus exclusively on bilateral relationships, mainly with China (Lo, 2008; Wilson, 2004), or with Japan (Ferguson, 2008).…”

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“…This article draws on the reports mentioned above, as well as on work by Russian academics to give a ‘snapshot’ of Russian thinking on the future of Russia's relations with the APR. Russia has broadly viewed security in the APR through a realist lens – particularly ‘supporting multilateralism as one relatively inexpensive way to constrain other powers’ (Ragansimaporn 2009, p. 3). Multilateralism and multipolarity are both frequently intoned by Russian officials, with the ‘BRICS’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), for example, being cited as a multilateral institution that may assist in the construction of a multipolar world.…”

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Russia and Asia-Pacific: From ‘Competing’ to ‘Complementary’ Regionalisms?

Kuhrt

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This article addresses Russia's role in the Asia-Pacific region and asks whether and how its conception of its role has changed. It is suggested that within Russia there is a re-evaluation of regionalism, underway in both academic and public spheres, which seeks to engage with 'Eurocentric' approaches to regionalism and, to some extent, challenge it -much of this remains at a discursive or rhetorical level. However, there is also evidence to show that Russia is attempting to diversify relations in the region away from China due to the overdependence of Russia's Far Eastern region on China in economic terms.This article examines Russia's role in the Asia-Pacific region (APR). It investigates whether Russia's conception of its role in the region has changed and, if so, how it has changed? The debate around emerging powers and how regional governance might inform global governance adds new significance to these questions. By tracking the trajectory of Russian academic and official thinking about regionalism in the Asia-Pacific context, this article sheds new light on this underexplored and poorly understood area of Russian foreign policy.Two questions have dominated Russian discourse vis-à-vis the region: Japan's role as a 'normal' military power, and China's emergence as a possible challenger to American hegemony. The 'return' of the United States (the so-called 'pivot') to the APR presents new challenges and raises further questions about the nature and future of regional structures there, particularly with respect to how to deal with a 'rising' China. While Russia is hardly unique in facing these questions, the growing urgency of the need to develop the Russian Far Eastern (RFE) okrug (region) makes engagement with the APR a significant issue for both domestic and foreign policy. The development of the RFE presents a range of interconnected issues: socio-economic and societal; geopolitical; geoeconomic; and environmental. The RFE -a region that once could remain insulated from outside pressures -now needs to be part of broader integrative processes to assure its future. The extent and nature of this integration has been a subject of discussion in Russia since the 1980s, but the future of the RFE has reached a critical juncture. Within Russia there is a re-evaluation of regionalism underway in both the academic and public spheres that seeks to engage with 'Eurocentric' approaches to regionalism and, to some extent, challenge them -much of this remains at a discursive or rhetorical level. However, there is also evidence that Russia is attempting to diversify relations in the region away from China due to the overdependence of the RFE on China in economic terms.Several government-sponsored expert reports, including those of the Council for Security

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Continuities and Evolution in Russian Perceptions of East Asia

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