Introduction: Russia’s New Pivot to Asia and Potential for International Cooperation

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Korolev A., Huang J.

Russia’s recent domestic and foreign policy steps demonstrate that the Russian government is setting a long-term geopolitical task of integrating the country into the Asia-Pacific through the accelerated development of its Siberian and Far Eastern regions. While attempts to reorient Russia toward the East are not completely new in the Russian history, this chapter demonstrates that now the geopolitical setting is different and this time conditions are ripe for Russia to make this change feasible. These circumstances open up new opportunities for international cooperation in the development of Russia’s Far East and Siberia, and many countries display interest in cooperation with Russia. However, to make international cooperation blossom in Russia’s eastern regions, Russia, together with foreign partners, needs to deal with a range of structural challenges and make changes accordingly.

Keywords: международное сотрудничество, international cooperation, development, развитие, Россия-Дальний Восток, Russian Far East

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International Cooperation and Development of Russia's Siberia and Far East

Croydon: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.