RUSSIA'S TURN TO THE EAST: ANALYSING THE DRIVERS OF MOSCOW'S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION SINCE 1991
Journal: JANUS NET e-journal of International Relation
Year: 2025

Since the end of the Cold War and the consequent dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has made the recovery of a relevant status in the international system one of the main objectives of its foreign policy. To achieve this aim, it is of great interest for Moscow to play an important role in the world’s fastest growing region in recent decades: the Asia-Pacific region. Although the Kremlin’s involvement has been more visible in other areas such as the post-Soviet space or Europe, a gra