The Russian Far East in Russia's Asia Policy: Dual Integration or Double Periphery?

Kuhrt, Natasha

doi:10.1080/09668136.2012.661926

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“…If the recipient of a FEH develops the land as per proposed within the five-year time frame, he or she can then apply to receive the land as property, or to lease it, for an additional 49 years (Russian Federation, 2016). Coming into effect on 1 June 2016 (and running until 1 January 2035), the FEH programme is one of a whole set of measures adopted by the Russian government to strengthen Russian sovereignty in the Far East (Kuhrt, 2012), in the wake of the massive outflow of population from this area in the post-Soviet period, a trend not halted by economic stabilization in the 2000s (Heleniak, 2010). The demographic decline in this periphery is seen to pose geopolitical and security challenges.…”

Section: The Far East Hectare Lawmentioning

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Niches of agency: managing state-region relations through law in Russia

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State-region relations involve negotiations over the power to (re)constitute local spaces. While in federal states, power-sharing ostensibly gives regions a role over many space-making decisions, power asymmetries affect this role. Where centralization trends may erode regional agency, law can provide an important tool by which regions can assert influence. We examine a case where, in response to a proposed Russian federal law highly unpopular with a regional population, the region's government sought to ameliorate its potential impacts by using opportunities to coproduce the law, amending regional legislation, and strategically implementing other federal and regional laws to protect its territory.

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Section: The Far East Hectare Lawmentioning

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“…In addition to that, a recent decision in 2012 to create a Ministry for Development of Russian Far East suggests that Russia will pursue a more active policy for modernization of Siberia and the Far East territories. Nevertheless, some experts are still inclined to believe that while there are some signs that the Kremlin is considering the problems of the RFE more seriously than before, its track record in terms of implementing development programs is not strong (Kuhrt, ).…”

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Strengthening of Cooperation Between Russia and ASEAN: Rhetoric or Reality?

Martynova

2014

Asian Politics and Policy

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The purpose of the article is to analyze current Russian policy toward Southeast Asian countries and to examine prospects for the future development of Russia-(ASEAN) relations. This article is structured around three issues, discussed in three parts. The first part examines the evolution of Russia-ASEAN political relations from the establishment of the "dialogue partnership" to the present time and Russia's participation in the multilateral cooperation structures under the ASEAN umbrella. The second part concentrates on the achievements and the problems of economic and technical cooperation between the countries. Special attention is paid to the recent initiatives of the Russian government to foster the economic development of Far East territories. The third part is devoted to the analysis of Russia-ASEAN relations from the point of view of cultural interaction. It argues that despite optimistic official rhetoric, Russian policy in the Asian dimension is not balanced and there is no clear strategy to improve Russia's place in the region.Цель данной статьи-проанализировать внешнюю политику России в Юго-Восточной Азии на современном этапе и охарактеризовать дальнейшие перспективы развития сотрудничества России со странами АСЕАН. В статье подробно рассмотрены ключевые моменты взаимодействия России и АСЕАН. Первая часть посвящена эволюции политического сотрудничества России и АСЕАН-от учреждения «диалогового партнерства» до участия России в многосторонних структурах под эгидой АСЕАН. Во втором разделе рассматриваются основные аспекты экономического и технического сотрудничества между странами. В третьей части отношения России со странами АСЕАН анализируются с точки зрения культурного взаимодействия. На основании проведенного исследования можно сделать вывод о том, что, несмотря на оптимистичные официальные заявления, политика России на азиатском направлении не сбалансирована. На данный момент у российской политической элиты уже сложилось понимание необходимости «поворота на Восток», но четкая стратегия по укреплению позиций России в регионе по-прежнему отсутствует.

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“…2, this volume). To mitigate the insecurity that accompanies initiatives aimed at greater investment, Russian policymakers have sought to integrate the Russian Far East into East Asian networks, while simultaneously deepening the region's integration with European Russia (Kuhrt 2012).…”

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“…However, such interlinkage was nothing new. While still head of Khabarovsk Krai, Ishaev had drawn attention to the plight of the region in a plan for regional development that warned of the Russian Far East becoming a double periphery, isolated from European Russia as well as from the Asia-Pacific region, should Moscow fail to develop it (see Kuhrt 2012).…”

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The Russian Far East and Russian Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region

Østevik

Kuhrt

2017

Russia's Turn to the East

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This chapter examines the place of the Russian Far East in Moscow's security-policy deliberations. Analysing influences ranging from the deployment of Russian armed forces in the Far East to bilateral and multilateral engagements in the Asia-Pacific, and Russian-Chinese attempts at coordination in global politics, the authors find that factors local to the Russian Far East are particularly salient for understanding Russian security policy in the Asia-Pacific. The asymmetry between Russia's underdeveloped Far Eastern region and the populous and economically thriving countries of the Asia-Pacific region represents a significant vulnerability for Russia. Security concerns related to the social and economic underdevelopment of the Russian Far East have thus prevented the 'pivot' from being grounded in broad regional engagement.

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The Russian Far East in Russia's Asia Policy: Dual Integration or Double Periphery?

Cited by 32 publications

References 11 publications

Niches of agency: managing state-region relations through law in Russia

Niches of agency: managing state-region relations through law in Russia

Strengthening of Cooperation Between Russia and ASEAN: Rhetoric or Reality?

The Russian Far East and Russian Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region

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