Russia and Asia : the emerging security agenda / edited by Gennady Chufrin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Map of Russia in Eurasia -- 2. Russia and Asia: challenges and opportunities for national and international security -- 3. Between Europe and Asia: the search for Russia's civilizational identity -- 4. Domestic developments in Russia -- Map of Central Asia -- 5. The emerging geopolitical balance in Central Asia: a Russian view -- 6. The policy of Russia in Central Asia: a perspective from Kazakhstan -- 7. The policy of Russia in Central Asia: a perspective from Tajikistan -- 8. Russia's policy options in Central Asia -- 9. Central Asia, Russia and the West -- Map of South-West Asia -- 10. Russia's assets and liabilities in South-West Asia -- 11. Russian - Turkish relations -- 12. Iran and Russia: neighbours without common borders -- 13. Russian - Afghan relations -- 14. Russia and South-West Asia: a view from the region -- Map of South Asia -- 15. Russia's security and the geopolitical situation in South Asia -- 16. Russia in South Asia: a view from India -- Map of North-East Asia -- 17. Russia in the Asia - Pacific area: challenges and opportunities -- 18. Sino-Russian relations after the break-up of the Soviet Union -- 19. Russia and China: what is in the pipeline? -- 20. Russo-Japanese relations and the security of North-East Asia in the 21st century -- 21. Russian - Japanese relations: back to the deadlock -- 22. Russia - US relations in Asia - Pacific -- 23. US - Russian relations in North-East Asia in the post-cold war period: a US perspective -- 24. Russian policy and interests on the Korean Peninsula -- 25. Russia and a new balance of power in East Asia: implications for stability on the Korean Peninsula -- 26. Russia and ASEAN: emerging partnership in the 1990s and the security of South-East Asia -- 27. Russia and great-power security in Asia -- 28. The evolving security environment in Asia: its impact on Russia -- 29. Asia as a factor in Russia's international posture -- App. 1. Select multilateral economic and security-related organizations and initiatives in Asia, April 1999 -- App. 2. Chronology of principal defence- and security-related agreements and initiatives involving the Russian Federation and Asia countries, 1992-99 -- App. 3. Transfers of major conventional weapons by Russia to Asian countries, 1992-98 -- About the authors -- Index.

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