Russia as an aspiring great power in east Asia
Subtitle: perceptions and policies from Yeltsin to Putin
By: Paradorn Rangsimaporn.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230210110
Subjects: Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- East Asia; East Asia -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation); East Asia -- Foreign relations
Description: "Rangsimaporn argues that Russia aspires to become a great power and tries to achieve this through utilizing its position as a Eurasian country, with vast territories in East Asia, its economic assets, primarily arms and energy, and careful management of its role in a multipolar East Asia with a complex balance of power"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction * Actors in Russias East Asia Policy Making * Continuities and Evolution in Russian * Perceptions of East Asia * The Many Faces of Eurasianism * Economic Integrationist Aim and Projecting Influence * Multipolarity and the East Asian Balance of Power * Case Studies * Conclusion Introduction * Actors in Russias East Asia Policy Making * Continuities and Evolution in Russian * Perceptions of East Asia * The Many Faces of Eurasianism * Economic Integrationist Aim and Projecting Influence * Multipolarity and the East Asian Balance of Power * Case Studies * Conclusion.